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62 Cards in this Set
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Pitch
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how high or low a sound is
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Definite Pitch
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has tone, regular vibrations
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Indefinite Pitch
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noise-like sounds, irregular vibrations
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Dynamics
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loudness or softness of sound
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p mp mf f ff |
pianissimo (very soft)
piano (soft) mezzo piano (moderately soft) mezzo forte forte fortissimo (very strong) |
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accent
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emphasis or stree
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crescendo
decresendo |
gradually louder
gradually softer |
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tone color/ timbre
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quality that distinguishes one instrument from another
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rhythm/ duration
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the ordered from of music through time
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Voice Ranges
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soprano
alto tenor bass |
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Strings
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violin
viola cello bass |
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Woodwinds
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piccolo
flute clarinet bas clarinet oboe English horn bassoon contrabassoon (saxophone) |
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Brass
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trumpet
French horn trombone tuba (cornet) |
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pizzicato
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plucking string
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tremolo
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fast repetition of note with a bow
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Definite Pitch Percussion
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timpani
glockenspiel xylophone celesta chimes |
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Indefinite Pitch Percussion
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snare drum
bass drum tambourine triangle cymbals gong |
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Keyboard
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harpsichord
piano organ |
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Meter
(Duple, Triple, Quadruple) |
organization of beats into regular groups
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Tempo
Adagio Andante Moderato Allegro Presto |
slow
moderately slow moderate/ medium fast very fast |
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note
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smallest unit of music
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melody
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a series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole
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legato
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smooth, connected style
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staccato
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short, detached style
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sequence
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repetition of a melodic pattern at higher or lower pitch
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conjunct
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stepwise from one note to next
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disjunct
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wide leap between notes
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octave
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interval between the first and last tones of familiar scale (12 tones)
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cadence
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resting place at end of phrase
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phrase
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shorter parts that make up melodies
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theme
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melody that is a starting point for a larger piece of music
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chord
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three or more notes sounded at once
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arpeggio
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broken chord, played one at a time
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consonance
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stable, restful chord
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dissonance
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unstable, clashing, tense chord
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monophonic
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single melodic line
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homophonic
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melody accompanied by chords
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polyphonic
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2 or more melodic lines of equal importance
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musical forms
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organization of musical elements in time
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binary
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two part form AB
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ternary
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three part form ABA
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Where does one find the earliest depictions of music and music instruments?
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cave drawings, egyptian hieroglyphics
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In the Bible, where is music first mentioned?
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Genesis 4:21
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In the early history of the world, what did people believe that music could do?
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had magic, heal sickness, work miracles
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According to the Greeks, what two things create a well-balanced person?
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music for mind and gymnastics for body
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What 3 major non-musical events occurred during the Dark Ages?
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Fall of Roman Empire
Plague Crusades |
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What were the 3 class divisions?
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noblemen(knights), serfs/peasants, clergy(Catholic Church)
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Gregorian Chant
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unaccompanied melodies set to a sacred latin text, freeflowing, no time signature
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Troubadours/ Trouvères
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knights, musical poets, French Nobles
Southern/Northern France |
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Minstrels
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not composers, only performers
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Organum
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Gregorian chant and one or more melodic lines (development of polyphony)
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Leonin and Perotin
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First two polyphonic composers (wrote in clear meter and rhythym)
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Five parts of Ordinary Mass
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Kyrie
Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei |
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Motet
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polyphonic choral piece set to sacred Latin text other than that of Mass
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word painting
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musical illustration of a text
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through-composed
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each verse has new music
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imitative polyphony
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same melodies at different pitch in rounds
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Madrigal
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a piece for several solo voices set to a short poem
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Passamezzo
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court dance with duple meter
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Galliard
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court dance with triple meter
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chorale
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German hymn tune (Martin Luther)
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psalter
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doxology/ musical translation of the book of Psalms
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