Music 251 Test 2

Front 1

The speed of the basic, underlying beat of a composition, ranging from very slow to very fast

Back 1

tempo

Front 2

As slowly as possible

Back 2

grave

Front 3

Very slow

Back 3

largo

Front 4

Slowly

Back 4

adagio

Front 5

Walking, moderate pace

Back 5

andante

Front 6

Medium

Back 6

moderato

Front 7

fast

Back 7

allegro

Front 8

very fast

Back 8

presto

Front 9

as fast as possible

Back 9

prestissimo

Front 10

gradually slowing down

Back 10

ritardando

Front 11

gradual increase in speed

Back 11

accelerando

Front 12

the degree of volume in a musical composition

Back 12

dynamics

Front 13

gradual decrease in volume

Back 13

decrescendo (diminuendo)

Front 14

gradual increase in volume

Back 14

crescendo

Front 15

very soft

Back 15

pianissimo

Front 16

pp

Back 16

pianissimo

Front 17

soft

Back 17

piano

Front 18

p

Back 18

piano

Front 19

medium soft

Back 19

mezzo piano

Front 20

mp

Back 20

mezzo piano

Front 21

medium loud

Back 21

mezzo forte

Front 22

mf

Back 22

mezzo forte

Front 23

loud

Back 23

forte

Front 24

f

Back 24

forte

Front 25

very loud

Back 25

fortissimo

Front 26

ff

Back 26

fortissimo

Front 27

denotes a smooth, connected progression from one note to the next

Back 27

legato

Front 28

denotes a quick release of a sound

Back 28

staccato

Front 29

a curved line connecting two or more notes on different lines or spaces, as opposed to tied notes which share the same line or space.

Back 29

slur

Front 30

note should be held longer than its normal duration

Back 30

fermata

Front 31

What are the three categories of skills?

Back 31

psychomotor, cognitive, and affective

Front 32

a musical line that contains a coherent grouping of pitches, similar to a sentence in language which contains a coherent grouping of words. they are usually two to eight measures long, but more often four measures in length.

Back 32

phrase

Front 33

Larger units in a musical phrase

Back 33

sections

Front 34

Separates one section from another

Back 34

double bar

Front 35

AB

Back 35

binary

Front 36

ABA

Back 36

ternary

Front 37

AAA

Back 37

strophic

Front 38

A A1 A2 A3 A4 etc.

Back 38

theme and variations

Front 39

ABACA

Back 39

rondo

Front 40

ABACABA

Back 40

rondo

Front 41

A passage that occurs before the major sections of a form. May be used to set the tempo, the mood, or the key of the musical work.

Back 41

Introduction

Front 42

A passage added to the last major section of a form.

Back 42

Coda

Front 43

A passage added to the interior of a composition; it connects one section to another more smoothly than would occur if it were absent

Back 43

Interlude

Front 44

Da capo al fine

Back 44

Go back to the beginning & play until the end

Front 45

Dal segno al fine

Back 45

Go back to the sign and play until the end

Front 46

Music that consists of a single, unaccompanied, melodic line.

Back 46

Monophonic

Front 47

Two or more independent melodic lines sound simultaneously, causing harmony to result between the horizontal lines.

Back 47

polyphonic

Front 48

Polyphonic music that may contain two or more different songs that share an identical harmonic structure and are performed at the same time

Back 48

partner songs

Front 49

A countermelody, or second melody, that is sung higher than the original melody.

Back 49

descant

Front 50

a polyphonic composition based on a theme which is stated at the beginning of the piece and then is taken up imitatively in other voices

Back 50

fugue

Front 51

The theme in a polyphonic composition that is stated at the beginning of the piece and then taken up imitatively in other voices

Back 51

subject

Front 52

The other voices that respond in a fugue

Back 52

answers

Front 53

The texture in accompanied music that consists of a succession of chords that support a melody

Back 53

chordal or homophonic

Front 54

This results when a melody is accompanied with a pitched instrument.

Back 54

harmony

Front 55

a repeated pattern, usually consisting of two pitches: the first and fifth tones of the scale.

Back 55

borduns

Front 56

the simultaneous sounding of three or more different pitches

Back 56

chord

Front 57

two pitches are sounded together

Back 57

harmonic interval

Front 58

a chord containing three notes, including a root, a third, and a fifth

Back 58

triad

Front 59

the most important chords in a key

Back 59

primary chords

Front 60

the chords built on the first, fourth, and fifth tones of the scale

Back 60

primary chords

Front 61

I chord

Back 61

tonic

Front 62

IV chord

Back 62

subdominant

Front 63

V chord

Back 63

dominant

Front 64

all remaining chords

Back 64

secondary chords

Front 65

chord containing four pitches

Back 65

seventh chord

Front 66

consists of four half steps

Back 66

major third

Front 67

consists of three half steps

Back 67

minor third

Front 68

a large muscle that lies across the body under the lungs

Back 68

diaphragm

Front 69

making sound with the voice

Back 69

phonation

Front 70

the person that sings the highest pitches represented on the treble staff

Back 70

soprano

Front 71

the person that sings the lowest pitches on the treble staff

Back 71

alto

Front 72

the highest male classification

Back 72

tenor

Front 73

the lowest male classification

Back 73

bass

Front 74

tdifferent positions of the vocal range

Back 74

registers

Front 75

lighter vocal register

Back 75

head register

Front 76

heavier vocal register

Back 76

chest register

Front 77

singing only on one pitch, much lower than the rest of the class

Back 77

speech drone