Music Chapter 9

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a group of similar instruments- soprano alto tenor and bass

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consort

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a point of repose at the ending of a musical phrase

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cadences*

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the roman catholic worship service

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Mass

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"fixed melody"

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cantus firmus

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the density of sound

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texture

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the creation of 2 or more independent melodic lines, with each entrance beginning with the same melodic shape at the same or different pitch level

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imitative counterpoint

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motets written for multiple choirs

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polychoral motet

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chants, sung in latin, are used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic church

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Gregorian Chant

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a sacred polyphonic composition with a non-liturgical text

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motet

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2 or more independent, simultaneously sounding melodies having equal emphasis

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polyphony

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the compositional technique of creating polyphonic textures

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counterpoint

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a melody that is dominant with other supporting the main melody

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homophony

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a succession of musiocal tones with a shape that moves mostly stepwise

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conjunct (*)

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a setting of a text to music in which 1 syallable of text is given one note of music

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syllabic setting

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the hymnbooks in which the psalm setting and hymn tunes are published

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psalters

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a renaissance secular countrapuntal work for several voices that originated in Italy and later flourihsed in England

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madrigal

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a setting of text to music in which 1 syllable of text is given a series of musical notes

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melismatic

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multiple horizontal lines moving with the same rhythm in all parts

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homorhythmic

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a single-line melody with no accompaniment

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monophony

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the common musical language of the people

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vernacular

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a simple song without accompaniment with a fluid pulse reflecting the rhythm of the text

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chant

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music does not ramble and is cohesive, and there is an exact or a modified repetition of themes and patterns

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unity

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originally a hymn tune of the german lutheran church sung by the congregation in unison and in german

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chorale

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an extended, sacred choral work intended for a convert performance

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oratorio

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a musical structure in which the same music is used for each stanza of a ballad, song , or hymn

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strophic

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a multimovement work for keyboard or orchestra

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dance suite

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the gravitational pull of music toward a tonal center

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tonality

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a lyrical song found in operas cantatas and oratorios

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aria

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2 or more independent, simultaneous sounding melodies

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polyphonic

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a vocal solo in opera, cantatas and oratorios that decleaims the text in a sung-speech manner, in free rhythm with minimal accompaniment

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recitative

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a bass line with numbers written below certain notes of as a musical shorthand to indicate the harmonies

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figured bass

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a melody that is supported by harmony

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homophonic

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adding notes for decoration

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ornamentation

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an extended solo or choral work that was intended for the German lutheran worship service

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cantata

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an imitative polyphonic composition that origninated as a keyboard genre during the Baroque period

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fugue

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a technique common in the baroque period of conveying in the music the moods, emotions, images and meanings suggested by a text

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word painting

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a jazz bass line played on each beat

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walking bass

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a bass line that provided an underlying structure for the harmonies and was usually played by teh cello, or bassoon or double bass and keyboard

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basso continuo

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to change from one key to another

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modulation

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a scale, key or tonality

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modes

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a chord built on the fifth degree of the major and minor scale

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dominant

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a festive opening to an opera or other musical stage production

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overture

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a dramatic stage production that involves soloists who sing arias and recitatives, solo ensembles, choruses, dancing, dramatic action, etc

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operas

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works for solo instruments performing together in small ensembles

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chamber music

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the 1st and most important note of the major and minor scale

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tonic