Test 2 Flashcards
What does moderato mean?
Moderately
What does accelerando mean?
Getting faster
What does prestissimo mean?
As fast as possible
What does allegro mean?
Fast
What does largo mean?
Slow
What does presto mean?
Very fast
What does vivace mean?
Fast (full of life)
What does Ritardando mean?
Holding back (slowing down)
What does con spirito mean?
With spirit
What does con forza mean?
With strength
What does andante mean?
A walking pace (slower)
What does adagio mean?
Slow tempo (especially as a direction)
What does forte mean?
Loud
What does piano mean?
Soft
What does diminuendo mean?
To get softer
What does crescendo mean?
Get louder
What does decrescendo mean?
Get softer
What does Mezo mean?
Medium sound
What does subito mean?
Suddenly
What does pianissimo mean?
Very softly
What does forte piano mean?
Loud and then suddenly soft
What does sforzando mean?
Forcing tone, accent
What does the top number of a time signature tell you?
How many beats in a measure
What does the bottom number of a time signature tell you?
What note gets the beat
What is a scale?
Pitches in ascending or descending order
What is diatonic?
Across the tone (belong to the scale)
What is non diatonic?
Does not belong to the scale
What is folk rock?
Rock music with heavy influences from English folk and American folk music. Tends to be more respectful of tradition.
How is Woody Guthrie’s song, this land is your land a protest song?
Woody viewed folk music as protest. A lot of people weren’t feeling blessed - in reaction to god bless America.
Why did the audience riot at the premier of the rite of spring?
Audience didn’t know what was happening. Upset at the dissonance and jerky movements.
What is idiophone?
The sound is produced by the instrument body. Example - triangle
What is aerophone?
Sound comes from the air columns vibrating. Example - saxophone
What is chordophone?
Sound produced by vibrating string. Example - violin
What is membraneophone?
Sound is produced by vibrating skin. Example - snare drum
What is the first note of a scale called?
Tonic
What is the seventh note of the scale called?
Leading tone
How many forms of MINOR scales are there? What are their names?
Three scales. Natural minor, harmonic minor, molatic minor
What event may have indirectly led to the popularity of the Beatles in the United States?
The assassination of JFK
Why did some people consider Luke Combs’ cover of fast car to be controversial?
A white male singing a black woman’s song. It was controversial because of gender roles.
What was so different about the Beach Boys’ good vibrations compared to other pop songs?
Their songs are not predictable
