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35 Cards in this Set
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timbre |
tone color, sound |
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rhythm |
aspect of music having to do with duration of notes in time |
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staccato |
shorter, disconnected style |
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legato |
smooth, connected style |
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cadence |
a musical ending |
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melody |
made of steps and leaps, organized into phrases |
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meter |
organization of rhythm into patterns of strong and weak beats. A regular, repeating pattern |
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syncopation |
unexpected emphasis between beats |
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pitch |
frequency of sound |
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dynamics |
volume, loudness or softness |
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chord progression |
typical progression of chords |
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modulation |
gradual shift from one key to another within the same piece |
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tonic |
central key of a piece |
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dissonance |
unstable combination of tones, active |
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consonance |
stable chord or combination of chords, at rest or peaceful |
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indefinite pitch instruments |
produce a noiselike sound rather than a specific tone |
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definite pitch instruments |
produce a specific tone |
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polyphonic |
presenting multiple melodies simutaneously |
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homophonic |
single melody with chordal accompaniment |
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monophonic |
single melody only |
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word painting |
using the music to depict specific words from the text |
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melisma |
many notes sung to a single syllable |
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Gregorian chant |
monophonic texture with narrow range and Latin text |
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Ars nova |
Late medieval style that allowed subdivisons of beats into twos or threes, introduced at the notre dame |
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organum |
additional line added to Gregorian chant to add polyphony |
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libretto |
the text of an opera |
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basso continuo |
group which plays the base line |
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affections |
Baroque belief in one mood only |
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oratorio |
religious performance without scenery or costumes |
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recitative |
style of singing modeled after speech |
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aria |
lyrical style of singing |
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opera |
sung music drama with scenery and costumes |
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terraced dynamics |
abrupt alternation between forte and piano |
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movement |
a smaller section of a larger work |
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da capo |
a type of aria that returns to the beginning allowing the singer to ornament the repeated section |