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82 Cards in this Set
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the line, or tune, in music, a concept that is shared by most cultures
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melody
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how the melody moves up and down
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contour
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the melody's span of pitches
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range
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the distance between any two pitches in a melody
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interval
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a melody that moves in small, connected intervals
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conjuct
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a melody that moves by leaps
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disjunct
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the units that make up a melody
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phrases
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phrases ending in resting places called...
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cadences
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a secondary melody
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countermelody
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the high point in a melodic line
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climax
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describes the similarity in sound of the last syllables in each line
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rhyme scheme
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the movement of music in time
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rhythm
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the basic unit of rhythm
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beat
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strong beats
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accented beats
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organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses
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measures
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the line, or tune, in music, a concept that is shared by most cultures
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melody
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how the melody moves up and down
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contour
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the melody's span of pitches
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range
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the distance between any two pitches in a melody
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interval
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a melody that moves in small, connected intervals
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conjuct
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a melody that moves by leaps
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disjunct
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the units that make up a melody
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phrases
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phrases ending in resting places called...
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cadences
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a secondary melody
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countermelody
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the high point in a melodic line
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climax
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describes the similarity in sound of the last syllables in each line
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rhyme scheme
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the movement of music in time
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rhythm
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the basic unit of rhythm
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beat
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strong beats
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accented beats
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organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses
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meters
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meters are marked off in...
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measures
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measures are marked off by...
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meter lines
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the first accented beat of each pattern (marked by a downward stroke of the conductor's hand)
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downbeat
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most basic metrical pattern; alternates a strong downbeat with a weak beat; ONE, two or LEFT, right
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duple meter
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three beats to a measure - one strong and two weak
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triple meter
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four beats to a measure; primary accent on the first beat and a secondary accent on the third
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quadruple meter
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meters in which the beat has duple subdivisions
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simple meters
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meters in which the beat is divided into three subdivisions
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compound meters
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most common compound meter; has six beats to the measure (accents on one and four)
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sextuple meter
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the last beat of the measure
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upbeat
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a deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accentuation
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syncopation
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beats in between the stronger beats
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offbeat
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many rhythms
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polyrhythm
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a grouping of irregular numbers of beats that add up to a larger overall piece
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additive meter
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when the pulse of the piece is veiled or weak
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nonmetric
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when three or more tones are sounded together
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chord
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the simultaneous sounding of notes to form chords and the progression from one chord to the next
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harmony
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a particular collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order
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scale
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an interval of eight notes
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octave
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a combo of three tones
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triad
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the "home base" around which the other notes revolve and to which they gravitate
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tonic
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the principle organization around the tonic
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tonality
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a combo of tones that sound like they need to be resolved
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dissonance
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an agreeable combo of musical tones that provides a sense of relaxation and fulfillment
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consonance
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a single sustained tone against which melodic and rhythmic complexities unfold
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drone
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the interweaving of the melodic lines with harmony
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texture
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single voiced music without accompaniment
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monophony
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multiple voices elaborating the same melody simultaneously
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heterophony
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a many based texture based on counterpoint
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polyphony
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one line set against another
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counterpoint
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when one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines, or voices
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homophony
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a subcategory of homophony in which all the voices move in the same rhythm
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homorhythmic texture
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when a melodic idea is presented in one voice, then restated in another
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imitation
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when some of the music is created on the spot
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improvisation
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a strictly imitative work
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canon
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most simple form of canon; each voice enters in succession with the same melody, that can be repeated endlessly
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round
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organizing principle in music
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form
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features repeated music for each stanza of text
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strophic form
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basic structure of music (A-B)
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binary form
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basic structure of music (A-B-A)
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ternary form
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fixes the material in our minds and satisfies the need for the familiar
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repetition
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stimulates our interest and feeds our desire for change
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contrast
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where some aspects of the music are altered but the original is still recognizable
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variation
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when a melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of a larger musical work
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theme
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when repetition is repeated at a higher or lower pitch level
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sequence
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the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit
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motive
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a singing leader who is imitated by a chorus of followers
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call-and-response, responsorial music
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a short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a work
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ostinato
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a complete, comparatively independent division of a large-scale work
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movement
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the rate of speed of music
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tempo
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measures the exact number of beats per minute
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metronome
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the volume at which music is played
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dynamics
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