Music Listening

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Highness or Lowness of a sound

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Pitch

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Level of volume

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Dynamic level

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Loud

Back 3

Forte

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Keyboard instrument; also, Soft in dynamic level.

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Piano

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Becoming softer

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Decrescendo or Diminuendo

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Becoming louder

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Crescendo

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Organization of rhythm into patterns of strong and weak beats.

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Meter

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Occurrence of accents on weak beats, or between beats.

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Syncopation

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Rate of speed at which a musical piece is performed

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Tempo

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Arrangement of time in music

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Rhythm

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Meaningful succession of pitches.

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Melody

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Melody that recurs throughout a section, a movement, or and entire composition.

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Theme

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Ascending or descending pattern of half steps as follows: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.

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Scale

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Passive sound that seems to be at rest

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Consonance

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Active, unsettled sound

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Dissonance

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Manner in which melodic lines are used in music.

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Texture

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One unaccompanied melodic line

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Monophonic Texture

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Melodic line accompanied by chordal harmony

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Homophonic Texutre

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Combination of two or more simultaneous melodic lines

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Polyphonic Texture

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Simultaneous sounding of two or more different tones conceived as a unit.

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Harmony

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Melody that may be performed by two or more voices entering at different times, producing meaningful harmony.

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Round

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Meaningful combination of three or more tones.

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Chord

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The characteristic quality of the sound of a voice or instrument.

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Timbre

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Multimovement orchestral form

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Symphony

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Multimovement work for orchestra and an instrumental soloist.

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Concerto

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Section of a complete work that has its own formal design and a degree of independence but is conceived as a part of the whole; usually separated.

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Movement

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Music for a small instrumental ensemble with one instrument per line of music.

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Chamber music

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Process of simulataneously composing and performing music.

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Improvisation

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Restrained, objective style of art

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Classical Style

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Emotional, subjective style of art

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Romantic style

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Term for Roman Catholic plainchant since the sixth century C.E.

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Gregorian Chant

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Roman Catholic worship service

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Mass

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The period from about 500- 1450 C.E.

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Medieval Period

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The word means “Rebirth”. Western music from 1450-1600

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Renaissance

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Unaccompanied group singing

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A Cappella

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Characteristic hymn introduced by Martin Luther

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Chorale

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Secular song introduced in Italy that became popular in England as well. Polyphonic in texture and expressive in mood, madrigals are written in the vernacular.

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Madrigal

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End-blown wind instrument, sometimes called a whistle flute, developed in the Middle ages and very popular in the renaissance. The tone is soft and slightly reedy.

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Recorder

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In the 15th century and 16th century and instrumental composition to be “sounded” on instruments rather than sung,

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Sonata

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Multimovement dramatic vocal work on a religious subject, performed in concert style.

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Oratorio

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Multimovement dramatic vocal work on a religious or secular subject, performed in concert style; shorter than an oratorio.

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Cantata

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Basic rhythmic pulse of music.

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Beat

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Dramatic vocal form blending visual, literary, and musical arts, in which all dialogue is sung.

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Opera

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Speechlike setting of a text, with homophonic accompaniment by a keyboard or an orchestra.

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Recitative

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Collection of stylized dance pieces for keyboard; or an orchestral piece consisting of selections from a dramatic work or dance.

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Suite

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“first movement form”. The three sections form a ternary design.

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Sonata-Allegro form

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Chamber ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello.

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String quartet

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Introductory orchestral piece.

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overture

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Mass for the dead.

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Requiem

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Instrument to measure tempo.

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Metronome

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Short melodic phrase that may be effectively developed.

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Motive

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German art songs

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Lieder

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Multimovement orchestral work whose form is based on programmatic concepts.

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Program Symphony

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Songlike vocal piece, musically expressive, with orchestral accompaniment; generally homophonic in texture.

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Aria