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25 Cards in this Set
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Interval
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Distance between two tones
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Accent
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Emphasis placed on a particular note
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Compound Meter
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A metric pattern in which large beats comprise three smaller, subordinate beats.
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Beat
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A continuous, periodic pulse that underlies most types of music.
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Downbeat
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The first and strongest beat in the pattern of strong and weak beats that defines the meter.
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Duplemeter
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A metric pattern comprising two beats.
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Meter
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A regular, repeating pattern of strong and weak beats.
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Triple meter
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A metric pattern comprising three beats.
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Quadruple meter
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A metric pattern comprising four beats.
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Upbeat
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A weak beat immediately preceding a metric downbeat.
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Chord
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The simultaneous sounding of three or more tones.
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Consonance
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The quality of relative stability that is attributed to certain harmonies in a piece of music.
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Dissonance
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Instability attributed to certain harmonies in a given musical context.
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Counterpoint
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A technique of composing two or more melodic lines against one another in accordance with certain rules.
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Homophony
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A musical texture consisting of one melody and an accompaniment that supports it.
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Imitative polyphony
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A musical texture featuring two or more equally prominent, simultaneous melodic lines, those lines being similar in shape and sound.
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Monophony
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A texture comprising a single line of musical tones.
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Polyphony
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A musical texture featuring two or more equally prominent melodic lines played at the same time.
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Crescendo
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A steady and gradual increase in volume.
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Diminuendo
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A steady and gradual decrease in volume.
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Tempo
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The speed of the beat in a piece of music.
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Basso Continuo
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A method of thickening musical textures by augmenting the bass line.
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Recitative
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A style of singing with instrumental accompaniment that imitates the natural inflections of speech.
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Ritornello
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(1) A recurring instrumental passage in music of the Baroque period.
(2) A form used in the Baroque concerto. |
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Sequence
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1. A process in which a melodic fragment is stated and then repeated at higher or lower pitch level.
2. A genre of medieval plainchant associated with the Mass. (Skip to this section.) |
