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1
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isorhythm

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the technique of repeating the identical rhythm for each section of a composition, while the pitches are altered;
popular in 14th century music

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rondo

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a musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times

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sonata form

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exposition
development
recapulation
coda

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lied

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German for “song”
solo art song of the 19th Century, usually accompanied by piano

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antiphonal singing

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a divided choir alternately sings back and forth

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character piece

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a brief instrumental work seeking to capture a single mood;
favored by the Romantic Era

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anacrusis

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pick up note

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theme and variations form

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a form in which a theme is presented and then altered in some way in a succession of individual variations

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ostinato

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a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition

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fugue

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polyphonic form popular in the Baroque Era in which one or more themes are developed by imitative counterpoint

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flamenco

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a vigorous rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian gypsies

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enharmonic modulation

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a type of modulation in which a chord resolves according to the function of its enharmonic equivalent to establish a new key

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tertian harmony

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harmonic system based on the third

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heterophonic texture

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music in which two or more versions or variations off the same melody are performed simultaneously

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operetta

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a short amusing opera

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chamber music

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music for a small instrumental ensemble with one instrument per line of music

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hurdy gurdy

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a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank

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piano

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a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

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clavichord

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keyboard instrument popular between the 15th - 18th centuries; the loudness, which depends on the force with which a brass blade strikes the strings, is under the direct control of the player

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troubadour song

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essentially monophonic;
courtly love and chivalry;
very female-empowering

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Bach fugue

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organ or harpsichord;
fugue in 4 voices;
exposition has 4 voice entries without gaps

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Gregorian chant

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a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic church

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23
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meter

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a grouping of beats into a unit of measure, usually bars

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impresario

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the producer, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company

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etude

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an exercise in a particular point of technique

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cadance

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a progression of chords moving to a rest point or close

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acoustics

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the quality of sounds (intensity, resonance, tone, etc) produced in an enclosed space

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acapalla

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choral music without instrumental accompaniment;
“in the church style”

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texture

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the structure of a composition; the relationship between the parts of a piece

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harmony

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the simultaneous structure, progression and relationship of chords

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rhythm

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a regular, specific pattern of notes of different length and emphasis

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32
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pitch

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the high or low-frequency vibration of a tone in a series of sounds

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melody

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a rhythmic sequence of related notes in a particular structure

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34
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shared theme

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connect diverse elements into an intricate mosaic that touches people, everywhere, in every culture and every age

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broad theme

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supported by specific examples of feelings, situations, and characters that affect cultures, countries and governments

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timely theme

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feelings, situations and characters that people have experienced throughout recorded history

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universal theme

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encompass feelings, situations, and characters that all people everywhere experience

38
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contour

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a distinctive pattern of change in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance, especially a sentence, and contributing to meaning

39
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augmentation

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modification of a theme by increasing the time value of all its notes

40
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syncopation

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a shifting of the normal accents that usually results in stressing normally unaccented beats

41
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circle of 5th’s sequence

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a harmonic sequence that is very important in tonal music

42
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real / modulating sequence

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transposes the pattern into a different key

43
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diatonic sequence

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keeps the pattern within a single key

44
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sequence

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a pattern that is repeated immediately in the same voice but beginning on a different pitch class

45
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counterpoint

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the combining of relatively independent musical lines

46
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voice leading / part writing

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the manipulation of the motions of individual music lines

47
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lead sheet symbols

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used in jazz and most popular music to indicate chords to be played under a given melody

48
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time signature

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a symbol that tells the performer the beat and meter types and what note value will represent the beat

49
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compound beat

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beats in any meter divided into 3 equal parts

50
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simple beat

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beats in any meter divided into 2 equal parts

51
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metronome marking

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the specific tempo set to a piece of music

52
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tempo

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the rate at which the beats occur

53
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rhythm

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the time aspect of music as contrasted with the pitch aspect

54
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transpose

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to play music in another key

55
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simple interval

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interval smaller than an octave

56
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diminished interval

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when you lower a perfect interval a half step

57
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augmented interval

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when you raise a perfect interval a half step

58
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perfect interval

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intervals that do not have separate major or minor states (4th, 5th & octaves)

59
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minor interval

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when you flatten a note

60
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major interval

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the natural state of an interval

61
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root

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the lowest note of an interval, chord, or scale

62
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accidental

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any modifications to a natural note (sharps & flats)

63
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enharmonic notes

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two notes that sound the same but can be spelled differently

64
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grand staff

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links together the treble clef and bass clef

65
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clef

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a graphical symbol placed at the beginning of a staff or piece of music that established the pitch of a specific line or space on the staff

66
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ledger lines

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the lines you add above or below a staff

67
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solfeggio

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a method of naming musical tones using a set of symbols

68
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interval

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the space between two pitches

69
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microtonal music

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musical interval smaller than a semitone, prevalent in some non-western music and some 20th Century art music

70
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beat

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to count a unit of rhythm or time with respect to accent

71
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relative keys

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when major and minor keys share the same key signature

72
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dynamics

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the variation in force or intensity (the softness or loudness) of a sound

73
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figured bass

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a method of abbreviated notation used in the Baroque Era

74
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frequency

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a measurement of how fast air molecules are vibrating

75
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hemiola

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a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two

76
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quadruple meter

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beats grouped in 4’s

77
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triple meter

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beats grouped in 3’s

78
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duple meter

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beats grouped in 2’s

79
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harmonic interval

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notes performed at the same time

80
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consonant

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a sound that is pleasing to the ear

81
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heterophony

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simultaneous playing or singing of 2 or more versions of the melody

82
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homophony

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melodic line with an accompanying harmony

83
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polyphony

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separate melodic lines

84
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monophony

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only one melodic line

85
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allegro

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tempo 120 - 168 bpm

86
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obbligato

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a part of a section must be played or omitted, depending on the historical context of the music

87
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pre-dominant function

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serves as the move away from the foundational tonic and as a preparation for dominant chords

88
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arpeggio

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a common accompanying pattern in which chords are played note-by-note successively instead of simultaneously

89
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internal expansion

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notes that are added to the middle of a melody

90
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imitative polyphony

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polyphony based on the same thematic material

91
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march

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has lively, “up-beat” accompaniment;
written in 2/4 time;
independent bass line

92
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harmonic series

A

overtones
octave - 5 - 4

Missouri Music Test (7 decks)

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