Mcy 131 Exam 1

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Accent

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Emphasis of a note, which may result from its being louder, longer, or higher in pitch than the notes near it

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Accompaniment

Back 2

art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner

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Alto

Back 3

Female voice of low range

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Baritone

Back 4

Male voice range lower than a tenor and higher than a bass

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Bass

Back 5

Male voice of low range

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Beat

Back 6

Regular, recurent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

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Binary Form (two-part)

Back 7

A composition divided into two large sections:A(statement) B(counterstatement)

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Brass/Woodwind/String/Percussion

Back 8

Instrument categories of the symphony orchestra

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Chord

Back 9

Combination of three or more tones souded at once

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Chromatic Scale

Back 10

Scale including all twelve tones of the octave; each tone is half a step away from the next one.

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Counterpoint

Back 11

Technique of combining two or more melodic lines into a meaningful whole

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Crescendo/Decrescendo

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Gradually louder/ softer

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Dissonance/Consonance

Back 13

Tone combination that is unstable and tense/ Tone combo that's stable and restful

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Dynamics

Back 14

Degree of loudness or softness in music

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Double Stop

Back 15

Means of playing a string instrument where the bow is drawn across two strings at the same time or almost the same time

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Harmony

Back 16

How chords are constructed and how they follow each other

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Imitation

Back 17

Presentation of a melodic idea by one voice or instrument that is immediately followed by its restatement by another voice or instrument, as in a round.

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Improvisation

Back 18

Creation of music at the same time as it is performed

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Key (tonality)

Back 19

Central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard.

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Major Scale

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Series of seven different tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, consisting of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the whole step between the second and third tones is characteristic.

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Melody/ tune

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Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole beat

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Meter

Back 22

Organization of beats into regular groups

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Minor scale

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Series of seven tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, composed of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the half step between the second and third tones is characteristic.

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Modes

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A grouping or arrangement of notes in a scale

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Monophonic/

Back 25

Single melodic line without accompaniment

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Homophonic

Back 26

Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords

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Polyphonic

Back 27

Performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time

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Motive

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Fragment of a theme, or short musical idea that is developed within a composition

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Musical Styles

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Characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone, color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form in music.

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Opus

Back 30

A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.

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Pitch

Back 31

Relative highness or lowness of a sound

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Pizzicato

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Means of playing a string instrument by which the strings are plucked, usually with a finger of the right hand

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Range

Back 33

Distance between the highest and lowest tones that a given voice or instrument can produce

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Rhythm

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Ordered flow of music through time; the pattern of durations of notes and silences through music.

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Soprano

Back 35

Female voice of high range

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Suite

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In baroque music, a set of dance inspired movements all written in the same key but differing in tempo, manner, and character.

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Syncopation

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Accenting of a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat. Major characteristic of Jazz.

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Tempo

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Basic pace of the music

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Texture

Back 39

Number of layers of sound that are heard at once, what kinds of layers, and how they are interrelated.

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Tenor

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male voice of high range

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Ternary (3 part) form

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A. Statement,B. contrast, A.return of statement

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Theme

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Melody that serves as the starting point for an extended piece of music

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Theme with variations

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Theme is repeated over and over and changed in basic elements each time.

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Timbre

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Tone color; Quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another

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Vibrato

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Fluctuations of pitch made on string instruments by rocking the the left hand while holding strings.