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1
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Time Signature

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Numerical symbol indicating the meter placed at the beginning of the score

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2
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Accent

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emphasis placed on a musical tone or chord

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3
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Syncopation

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displaces the natural accent- gives an unexpected bounce

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4
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melody

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Series of notes forming a distinctive unit

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5
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conjunct motion

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step wise notes/ motion

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6
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disjunct motion

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leaping noes/ motion

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7
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shape

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a way to describe melodies (staircase, waves, arches, etc)

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8
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range

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distance between lowest and highest notes

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9
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pitch

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relative position of a musical sound on the scale

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10
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high pitch =

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high frequency

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11
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loud=

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high amplitude

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12
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octave

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duplication of a pitch at a higher or lower level

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13
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scale

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sequential arrangement of pitches

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14
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mode

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major or minor

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15
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key

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the tonic note

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16
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tonality

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music organized around a central tone (tonic)

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17
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dominant note

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second most important note (note before tonic)

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18
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diatonic scale

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notes that make major and minor notes (7 whole steps)

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19
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chromatic scale

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more common- divides into twelve half steps

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20
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phrases

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a section of a song- melodies are organized into phrases

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21
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cadance

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concluding part of a phrase

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22
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antecedent

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ends on a note other than the tonic (incomplete)

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23
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consequent

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ends on the tonic (complete)

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24
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harmony

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multiple pitches that sound simultaneously- supports the melody- vertical

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25
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triad

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three pitches in an arrangement playing at the same time

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26
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interval

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distance between pitches

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27
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arpeggio

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broken or staggered triad

28
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chord progression

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purposeful movement of chords

29
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consonance

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harmonies that sound agreeable and stable

30
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dissonance

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harmonies that sound disordanant, tense

31
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tonic triad

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built on the first degree of scale- sense of rest

32
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dominant triad

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fifth degree of scale- tends to move to the tonic

33
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subdominant triad

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fourth degree of scale- moves toward dominant

34
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voicing

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varying varying the arrangement of notes in chords (making a song)

35
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monophonic texture

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single melody and nothing else

36
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homophonic

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independent melody but there’s more fabric underneath (instruments)

37
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polyphonic

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multiple melodies

38
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biphonic

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drone with melody

39
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heterophony

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two or more voices performing variations of the same melody

40
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dynamics

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volume of the sound in the song

41
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loud

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forte, fortissimo

42
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suddenly loud

43
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soft

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piano, pianissimo

44
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growing louder

45
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growing softer

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decrescendo

46
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timbre (tone color)

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quality of sound produces by a voice or instrument

47
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overtone

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faintly heard pitches created by vibrations of the instrument/ voice

48
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syllabic

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one pitch per syllable

49
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melisma

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multiple pitches per syllable

50
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composers of oraganum

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leonin and perotin

51
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troubadores

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southern france

52
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trouvers

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northern france

53
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isorythm

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pitches and rhythm of a line are seperate

54
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haut (medieval)

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loud instrument for dance music

55
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bas (medieval)

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soft instruments

56
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Imitation mass

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melodies are borrowed from secular music

57
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Renaissance motet

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clearly understand words (sacred)

58
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medieval motet

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secular and less formal

59
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Gutanburg

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first printing press 1460

60
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parody motet

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imitation of other words learned from printed collections

61
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Reformation

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led by Martin luther

62
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counter reformation

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church of Rome’s reaction to protestant reformation- reexamined their traditions

63
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Joaquin desprez

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greatest composer of the renaissance

64
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ballette

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refrain of nonsense words

65
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madrigal

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four to five parts men and women

Appreciation of Music (4 decks)

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