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15 Cards in this Set
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Harmony
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Groves - The combining of notes simultaneously, to produce chords, and successively, to produce chord progressions.
Before 16c. - Result of layering melody/counterpoint After 16c. - Relation btwn melody and bass line (continuo) |
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Chord
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Groves - The simultaneous sounding of two or more notes.
Text/Lecture - Sumultaneous sounding of three or more pitches. |
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Chord Progression
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One chord to the next, any sequence of chords.
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Scale
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Collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order.
Tones of most frequently used western scale: syllables - do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do numbers - 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 intervals do-re 1-2 second do-mi 1-3 third so on... do-do 1-8 OCTAVE interval |
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Octave
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do-do 1-8
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Triad
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Most common chord in western music. A certain combination of three tones.
Can be built on any step (degree) of the scale by combining every other note. eg 1-3-5 do-mi-sol 2-4-6 re-fa-la so on... |
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Tonic/Keynote
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More important than other tones.
First tone of the scale: Do, 1 Serves as a home base around which the other tones revolve and gravitate towards. |
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Tonality
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The principle of organization around a central tone, the tonic.
Choose particular scale (eg. key of C) as the basis of a piece. |
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Major and minor scales
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Two different types of scales commonly found after 1600. Characterized by the intervals on which they are built.
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Diatonic
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Describes melodies or harmonies that are built from tones of a major or minor scale.
7 tones. |
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Chromatic
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Describes the full gamut of notes available on the octive.
12 tones. |
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Harmonic progression/movement
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Generated by motion toward a goal or a feeling of resolution.
Shapes the forward movement, providing focus and direction. |
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Dissonance
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Combo of tones that sound discordant, unstable, and in need of resolution.
Introduces the tension and suspense into music and harmonic progression |
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Consonance
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Combo of tones that provides a sense of relaxation and fulfillment.
Resolution to dissonance. |
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Drone
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A single sustained tone.
Element of far eastern cultures where harmony takes subsidiary role. |
