Music Exam 1

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interval

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the distance between two pitches (octave, perfect 5th, major6th, minor 3rd, etc…)

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octave

Back 2

the distance between one musical pitch and another with half ordouble its frequency (e.g. CDEFGABC) – same note different frequency.

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Timbre (tone color)

Back 3

the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishesdifferent types of sound production such as voices or musical instruments.

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meter

Back 4

(duple, triple)

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Syncopation

Back 5

involves a variety of rhythms which are in some way un expected. Toaccent a beat that is not normally accented. off-beat.

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Tempo

Back 6

Indicates how fast or slow a piece of music is played = Speed

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tune

Back 7

a melody that is easy to recognize, memorize and sing.

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sequence

Back 8

a melodic phrase that is repeated at different levels of pitch.

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cadence (incomplete and complete)

Back 9

a point of arrival signaling the end of a musical unit.

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Monophony

Back 10

one melody by itself

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Polyphony

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two or more melodies at the same time of equal importance.

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Homophony

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one melody with harmonic support (chordal accompaniment)

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diatonic scale

Back 13

a seven note scale (the eighthnote is the octave). major and minor scales are diatonic.

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chromatic scale

Back 14

twelve note scale.

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tonic

Back 15

the main note a scale

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chord

Back 16

three or more notes played together

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consonance

Back 17

stable sound, at rest, resolved, pleasing to the ear

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dissonance

Back 18

unstable sound, not at rest, needs resolution, not pleasing to the ear(subjectively speaking)

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Gregorian chant (plainchant)

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Monophonic texture. Melodies set to Latin text. The official music of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Syllabic

Back 20

one note per syllable

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Melismatic

Back 21

more than one note per syllable

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organum

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earliest form of polyphonic music

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a cappella

Back 23

vocal music without instrumental accompaniment.

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madrigal

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secular song introduced in Italy that became popular in England. Polyphonic, a cappella, and uses word painting.

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word painting

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musical representation of specific poetic images.

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Lute

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Plucked string instrument (similar to the guitar). Dominating chordalinstrument of the Renaissance.

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Medieval Music

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(Middle Ages) (500-1425)

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Renaissance Music

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(1425-1600)