Exam 1 Study Guide

Front 1

rhythm

Back 1

the "time" aspect of music.

Front 2

accents

Back 2

emphasized notes.

ex. "Jingle bells"

Front 3

melody

Back 3

series of individual notes in a particular rhythm. Heard as a unit. start -> end

Front 4

cadence

Back 4

endpoint

Front 5

harmony

Back 5

when you have more than one note at a time.

-fills out a piece

-creates emotional framework

-creates forward motion

consonance vs. dissonance

Front 6

dynamics

Back 6

volume.

Piano vs. Forte

Quiet Loud

Front 7

polyphony

Back 7

multiple melodies simultaneously

Front 8

sonata-allegro form

Back 8

first movement form, early classical period

Front 9

coda

Back 9

brings a piece to an end

Front 10

symphony orchestra

Back 10

the large instrumental ensemble that plays symphonies, overtures, concertos, and the like

Front 11

beat

Back 11

the underlying pulse

Front 12

syncopation

Back 12

accents off the beat

Front 13

octave

Back 13

same pitch, different range

Front 14

melodic contour

Back 14

"shape" of melody

Front 15

chord

Back 15

a single moment of harmony

Front 16

timbre

Back 16

what instruments is making the sound.

-Woodwinds

-Brass

-String

-Percussion

Front 17

homophony

Back 17

single melody With an accompaniment.

ex. most music

Front 18

exposition

Back 18

in a fugue, the opening section, in which each voice in turn has the opportunity to present the subject; in sonata allegro form, the principal section, in which all thematic material is presented

Front 19

transition

Back 19

movement from one form to another

Front 20

string quartet

Back 20

A musical group that includes two violins, a viola, and a cello.

Front 21

meter

Back 21

grouping of beats.

duple, triple, quadruple

Front 22

pitch

Back 22

how high or low the sound is

Front 23

interval

Back 23

distance between pitches

Front 24

range

Back 24

difference in octave

Front 25

consonance

Back 25

a stable harmony (pretty)

Front 26

texture

Back 26

the number of simultaneous melodies and is there an accompaniment?.

-monophonic

-homophonic

-polphonic

Front 27

form

Back 27

the structure of a musical piece

Front 28

development

Back 28

the working process to complete a musical piece.

Front 29

theme and variation

Back 29

a musical form in which a theme continually returns but is varied by changing the notes of the melody, the harmony, the rhythm,, or some other feature of the music.

Front 30

tempo

Back 30

speed of music

Front 31

minuet and trio

Back 31

an ensemble, vocal or instrumental, where a dance is performed

Front 32

dissonance

Back 32

unstable harmony (ugly)

Front 33

monophony

Back 33

single melody, no accompaniment.

ex. singing by yourself

Front 34

recapitulation

Back 34

in sonata-allegro form, the return to the first theme and the tonic key following the development