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36 Cards in this Set
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A ______ results from a sound created from an object vibrating at a sustained frequency.
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Tone
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The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called its ______.
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Pitch
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The distance between two pitches is called an ____.
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Interval
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A consecutive set of pitches organized as a recognizable whole is called ____.
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Melody
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A _____ melody has many wide leaps between notes.
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Disjunct Melody
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A _____ melody moves mostly in “steps” between notes.
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Conjunct Melody
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_______ is how music is organized in time.
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Rhythm
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The basic pulse of music is called the _______.
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Beat
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When music has one principle melody and a composed accompaniment, the texture is called ______.
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Homophony/Homophonic
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When music has several melodies, and all are important, the texture is called _______.
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Polyphony/Polyphonic
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______ is music with one melody and no composed accompaniment.
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Monophony/Monophonic
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Sound that is pleasing to the ear is called ______.
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Consonance
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Sound that is displeasing to the ear is called ______.
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Dissonance
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________ is the organized, simultaneous, sounding of tones that gives music depth and emotion.
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Harmony
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Music that uses these notes is associated with somber or reflective moods:
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Minor notes
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Music that uses these notes is associated with positive moods:
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Major notes
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Set of rules used to write polyphonic music is called ______.
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Counter point
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What are the instruments of the orchestral woodwind family?
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Flute/Piccolo-Oboe-Clarinet-Bassoon
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What orchestral instruments belong to the brass family?
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Trumpet-Horn-Cello-Bass
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What orchestral instruments belong to the sting family?
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Violin-Viola-Cello-Bass
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The Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning from____to_____.
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476-1450
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Who was the Gregorian chant named after? What its texture?
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Pope Gregory I, monophonic
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During the middle ages what institution was the principle patron of music?
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The Church
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The working musicians of the Middle Ages were called _______.
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Minstrels
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These musicians of the Noble class were called _____.
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Truobadors
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Where were Truobadors mostly active? Who was an important woman who supported them?
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Aquitaine (south France). Eleanor of Aquitaine
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In the middle ages music was played by _______.
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Memory
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What type of person was subject of a courtly love poem?
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A married, noble woman
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What was the main type of medieval sacred polyphonic music? It could be Parallel, florid or discant in style.
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Organum
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Musical era known as the Renaissance lasted from ____ to _____.
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1450 – 1600
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Philosophical movement that held that man and his accomplishments were worthwhile was called ______.
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Humanism
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Who was the most important composer of the early Renaissance? His music pioneered emotional content.
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Josquin Des Prez
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What was the most important instrument of the Renaissance?
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the Lute
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In writing madrigals, composers relied on _________ to create a musical imagery that matched the words.
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“word painting”
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Most madrigals were written in _______.
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Italian
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What are the 5 parts of the Mass Ordinary?
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Kyrie – penitence
Gloria – hymn of praise Credo – creed Sanctus – savior Agnus Dei – sacrifice |
