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Test #1 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
Q

Sound

A

A vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid, or solid

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Pitch

A

High/Lowness of sound

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Dynamics

A

Loud/Softness of sound

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Tone Color

A

Quality that identifies an instrument or voice

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Duration

A

Length the sound lasts.

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Interval

A

Distance between two tones

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7
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Tone

A

Definite Pitch

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Octave

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Doubling/Having of frequency

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9
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Pianissimo(PP)

A

Very Soft

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Piano(P)

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Soft

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Mezzopiano(MP)

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Moderately Soft

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Mezzoforte(MF)

A

Moderately Loud

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Forte(F)

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Loud

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14
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Fortissimo(FF)

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Very Loud

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15
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Crescendo

A

Soft to loud

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16
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Decrescendo

A

Loud to soft

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17
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Beat

A

Regular, reoccurring pattern that divides music into equal units of time

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18
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Meter

A

Grouping beats

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19
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Accent

A

Not is louder or longer

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20
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Accent

A

Not is louder or longer then others around it

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21
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Syncopation

A

Accents when they are unexpected

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22
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Largo

A

Very Slow

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23
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Adagio

A

Slow

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24
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Andonte

A

Moderately slow

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25
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Moderato

A

Moderate pace

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26
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Allegro

A

a brisk tempo

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27
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Vivace

A

Lively

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28
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Presto

A

Very fast

29
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Accelerando

A

Tempo gradually becoming faster

30
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Ritardando

A

Tempo gradually becoming slower

31
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Melody

A

Sequence of musical notes that is satisfying

32
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Range

A

Distance between highest and lowest note

33
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Stepwise vs leaping

A

Stepwise is gradual and leaping jumps gaps

34
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Legato

A

Smooth, doesn’t break notes

35
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Staccato

A

Choppy, broken up

36
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Phrase

A

Substantial musical thought, which ends with a musical punctuation called a cadence

37
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Song form

A

AABA

38
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Sonata Allegro Form

A

ABA

39
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Rondo Form

A

ABACADAEA

40
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Cadence

A

Rest point, where a comma would be

41
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Coda

A

Tail to the song

42
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Chord

A

Three or more tones sounded at once

43
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Arpeggio

A

Chords can be played separately under a melody

44
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Consonance

A

Stable, restful chords

45
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Dissonance

A

Unstable, tense chord

46
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Resoultion

A

Movement away from a dissonance toward consonance

47
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Major Key

A

Typically Brighter or happier sound

48
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Minor Key

A

Typically sad or dreary sound

49
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Monophonic Texture

A

Single, unaccompanied melody

50
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Polyphonic Texture

A

Two or more equally important melodies sounding simultaneously

51
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Homophonic

A

One melody with chordal accompaniment

52
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Heterophonic

A

One melody indifferent vocals or instruments parts, with variations in ornamentation or rhythm

53
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Register

A

An instruments tone color or part of it

54
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Bow

A

Used to play strings, made of horse hair

55
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Pizzicato

A

Musician plays a string with a finger

56
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Double stop

A

Strumming 2 notes at the same time

57
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Vibrato

A

Creating a throbbing sound by rocking the left hand while holding a string

58
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Strings

A

Violin, viola, Cello, Double bass

59
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Mute

A

Clamp on bridge to muffle tone

60
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Tremolo

A

rapid repeats of a tone by quick up/down strokes of the bow

61
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Harmonies

A

High-pitched tones when a certain part of the string is touched

62
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Woodwinds

A

Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, English Horn, Bass clarinet, bassoon, contra bassoon, saxophone

63
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Reed

A

Vibrates the air, can be single or double

64
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Brass

A

Trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba

65
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Definite Pitch

A

This is a tone made by a percussion instrument

66
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Indefinite Pitch

A

This is a noise made by a percussion instrument.

67
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Vocal Range

A

Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Alto, Mezzosoprano, Soprano

68
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Leitmotifs

A

A musical theme, is specifically associated with specific characters, objects, and emotional ideas.

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