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17 Cards in this Set
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Homophony |
Melody and Accompaniment |
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Polyphony |
Intentional setting of two or more melodic lines simultaneously |
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Monophony |
Single Melody Line. |
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Medium |
The resources performing the music. |
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Functional Harmony |
The hierarchical system of chord relationships prevalent 1700-1900. |
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Melodic Contour |
The "general shape"of the melody line: rising, falling, static, arch-like. |
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Tessitura |
The situation of music within a full range of pitches: high, medium, low. |
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Range |
The extent covered by Melody: wide, narrow. |
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Cultural Contamination |
The influence on a phenomenon from an external source. |
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Syllabic |
One note to one syllable of text. |
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Liturgy |
All the texts, actions, and music that make up the worship services of religion. |
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Mass |
The Christian worship service celebrating communion. |
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Office |
Christian worship services performed at a stated interval of the day excluding the mass. |
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Ordinary |
Portions of the liturgy that change daily. |
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Tetrachord |
In Greek, a segment of scale covering a perfect 4th and consisting of 4 pitches. |
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Formation of Term |
1.) Vague, undefined phenomenon. 2.) Analysis of phenomenon into consistent characteristic elements. 3.) application of term to the phenomenon. |
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Polyrhythm |
Simultaneous use of two or more subdivisions or groupings; e,g, 6/8 vs 3/4. |
