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46 Cards in this Set
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orchestration
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when music is originally written for keyboard, then later allocated to the instruments
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ostinato
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small phrase repeated over and again
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The Russian Five
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5 famous russian composers who supported Musorgsky
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tempo
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the speed at which the beat is to happen
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arpeggio
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a triad played in separate notes (harmony)
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cadence
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(harmony) the concluding part of a musical phrase
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chromatic
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all 12 notes within the octave. all notes are half step apart
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conjunct
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(melody) melodic construction that moves mainly in stepwise fashion
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consonance
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pitches that sound agreeable and stable
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disjunct
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melodic movement in mostly leaps
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diatonic
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melodies using the notes of a scale, either major or minor
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dominant chord
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the triad built on the 5th note in the scale (harmony)
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great staff
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treble and bass clef together
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key
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tonal center, built on the tonic note or the first note of the scale
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key signature
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(notation) sharps or flats that indicate which key the music is written in
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measure
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(rhythm)a group of beats or musical pulses usually the number of beats is fixed and constant so that the measure serves as a continual unit of measurement in music
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mode
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a pattern of pitches forming a scale; the two primary modes in Western music are major and minor
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meter
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regular groupings of beats (rhythm)
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modulation
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the process in music whereby the tonal center changes from one key to another
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motive
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a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself (and sometimes rhythmic gesture)
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rhythm
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the organization of time in music. dividing long spans of time into smaller, more easily felt unites
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subdominant chord
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the chord built on the 4th notes of the scale, both major and minor
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syncopation
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a rhythmic device in which the natural accent falling on a strong beat is displaced to a weak beat or between the beats
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tonality
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the organization of music around a central tone (the tonic) and the scale built on the tone
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tonic
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the first note of the scale. the central pitch around which the melody and harmony gravitate
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triad
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three notes. a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third
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binary form
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a musical form consisting of two units constructed to balance and complement each other
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canon
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a round.
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color (timbre)
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the character or quality of a music tone as determined by its harmonics and its attack and decay. "what is making the sound?"
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counterpoint
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the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines. polyphonic
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dynamics
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the various levels of volume, loud and soft
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form
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the plan of arranging musical material. suggests an overall shape to the music
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glissando
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a device of sliding up and down the scale very rapidly
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homophony
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usually blocks of chords, voices, pitches, or instruments all playing together in the same rhythm in support of a single melody
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monophony
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a single line of music by a soloist or in unison
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polyphony
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many active independent intertwining voices or instruments
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pizzicato
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string effect, plucking the strings
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rondo form
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an ancient musical form in which a refrain alternates with contrasting material
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sforzando
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a sudden loud attack on one note or chord (dynamics)
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strophic form
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a musical form often used in setting a strophic text such as a hymn or christmas carol. the music is repeated for each line or verse of text
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ternary form
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a three part musical form in which the third section is a repeat of the first - ABA
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texture
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the density and disposition of the musical lines that make up a musical composition - monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
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theme and variations
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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
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tremolo
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a musical tremor produced on a string instrument
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vibrato
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a slight and continual wobbling of the pitch produced on a string instrument or the voice
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bas instruments
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soft, quiet instruments. court (secular) music. strings, flute, recorder, harp
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