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36 Cards in this Set
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pitch
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the relative highness or lowness of a sound
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indefinite pitch
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a pitch whose relative highness or lowness is not exact (sound of a book dropping)
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steady pitch
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a pitch whose relative highness or lowness is exact (a plucked string)
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sliding pitch
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a pitch which is continuously changing (a siren)
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clef
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a symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch identity of the lines and spaces
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dynamics
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the relative loudness of music
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accidentals
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symbols that indicate a note is to raised or lower
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timbre
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the characteristic quality of a sound source
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tone
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a combination of timbre and pitch producing a sound perceived as musical
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instrumental groups (or families)
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instruments are classified in groups according to the manner in which they produce tones
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pitch range
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the possible pitches an instrument or voice ay produce
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melody
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a succession of notes
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harmony
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the result of simultaneously sounding tones
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interval
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a pitch relationship between two tones
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chord
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the simultaneous sounding of three of more tones
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progression
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a chain of related chords, heard as a unified musical action
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dissonant
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"tense" or "in motion"
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consonant
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"at rest" and "relaxed"
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scale
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a pitch vocabulary for music (tones arranged from high to low)
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church modes, modal
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a group of scales associated with early Christian music
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chromatic scale
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a scale made up of half steps
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diatonic music
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music with little or no chromaticism (no accidentals)
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melodic shape
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the pitch contour of a melody
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motive
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a musical idea, often used as a basis for development. like the subject of a musical sentence
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ostinato
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a repeated rhythmic or melodic motive which forms the basis for a musical piece
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sequence
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the repetition of a motive beginning on a new pitch
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variation
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repeating a melody or section basically intact, but with changes in musical details
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development
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the process by which a short musical idea is transformed into a longer span
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theme
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a basic melody in a musical work
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strophic form
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a song design in which the words change, but the melody is repeated. AAAA or ABABAB (verse and chorus)
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familiar style
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a homophonic choral texture in which all the voices sing the same words at the same time
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foreground-background
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the relationship between an emphasized musical element and a supporting musical element
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polyphonic
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a musical texture in which several melodies are combined
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counterpoint (countrapuntal)
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the technique of creating polyphony
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imitation
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a countrapuntal practice in which a motive is repeated by different voices one after the other
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contrapuntal motion
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relationship between melodies in a polyphonic texture (parallel, oblique, and contrary)
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