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25 Cards in this Set
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pitch
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any sustained frequency
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harmony
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more than one sounding pitch
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monophonic
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1 instrumental or vocal part
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polyphonic
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more than one instrument or vocal part
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parallel harmony
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same melody started at the same time on two different pitches
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melismatic harmony
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2 vocal groups 1 singing a melody one group singing a sustained pitch called a drone
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secular
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non religious
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litargical
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of the church
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trubadore
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a college educated traveling performer
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trio sonata
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2 violins, cello, keyboard
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jazz rythm section
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group of musicians who play piano bass drums and occasionaly guitar
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jazz combo
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a rythm section +any combo of instruments
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jazz big band
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jazz rythm section +4 trumpets +4 trombones and 5 saxaphones
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form
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the way repetitions are arranged in music
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song form
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alternative verses and choruses with the verses having different lyrics
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rondo
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form of music with a recurring chorus and different music for each verse
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opus
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chronological numbering of a composers work
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kershel 1850
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guy who chronologically numbered mozarts music
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excerpt
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a single orchestral part used for audition purposes
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ring cycle
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epic four opera saga written by richard wagner
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walkure
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dauters of wotan
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transcription
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a piece of music written for one instrument or group of instruments and rewritten for another group of instruments
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concerto
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a form of music for orchestra and a featured instrument
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symphony
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a form of music for orchestra without a featured instrument
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sonata
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a form of msuci for keyboard instrument or keyboard and another instrument
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