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20 Cards in this Set
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Dynamics
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varying levels of volume of sound in different parts of a musical performance |
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Dissonance |
lack of harmony among musical notes |
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Cadence |
notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase |
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Phrase |
a unit of musical meter |
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Polyphony |
Combination of a number of musical parts |
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Timbre |
the character or quality of a musical sound or voice |
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Orchestration |
arrangement or scoring of music for orchestral performance |
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Italian Tempo Designation: Slow |
Lento |
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Italian Tempo Designation: Medium |
Moderato |
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Italian Tempo Designation: fast |
Allegro |
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Organum |
a form of early polyphony based on an existing plainsong |
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Troubador |
a French medieval poet |
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Provencal |
relating to or denoting Provence or its people |
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Madrigal
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a secular vocal music composition |
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Aria |
a long, accompanied song for a solo voice |
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Oratorio |
a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices |
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Equal Temperament |
Where every pair of adjacent notes is separated by the same interval. |
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Modulation |
a change from one key to another |
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Movement |
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Melisma |
a group of notes sung to one syllable of text |
