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17 Cards in this Set
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aulos |
a wind instrument used in ancient Greece, it had a double reed(held inside the mouth) and a number of figure holes and was always played in pairs , that is, with the performer holding one in each hand, a leather band was support the cheeks, thus enabling the player to blow harder. |
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controposto |
a position assumed by the human body in which one part is turned in opposition to another part |
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frieze |
a sculptured or ornamented band |
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gable |
the triangular section of a wall at the end of pitched roof |
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hymm |
a lyric poem offering divine praise or glorification |
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kithara |
a large version of the lyre(having seven to eleven strings) and the principal of ancient Greek. |
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kouros |
a youthful man figure, usually depicted nude in ancient Greek sculpture |
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metope |
the square panel between the beam ends under the roof of a structure |
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mode |
a type of musical code charactrerized by a fixed pattern of pitch and tempo within the octave because the Greeks associated each of the modes with a different emotional state, it is likely involved something more than a particular musical scale |
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monophony |
a musical texture consisting of a single, unaccompanied line of melody |
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Nike |
the Greek goddess of victory |
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octave |
the series of eight tones forming any major or minor scales |
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ode |
a lyric poem expressing exalted emotion in honor of a person or special occasions |
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order |
the parts of a building that stand in fixed and constant relation that the other |
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pediment |
the triangular space forming the gable of a two-pitched roof |
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portico |
a porch with a roof supported by columns |
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scales |
a series of tones arranged in ascending and descending consecutive order |
