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42 Cards in this Set
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Define meter
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Grouping of beats
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Which beat of triple meter has strongest accent?
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first
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Which beat in duble has the strongest accent?
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first
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Define Syncopation
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Accents between beats of regular rhythm
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What is compound meter?
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Meter divided into three parts
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What is assymetrical or additive meter?
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Meter divided into two parts
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What is polyrhythm?
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More than one rhythm going on at a time
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Define tempo
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Pace of music
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Define interval
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Distance between pitches
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Define dynamics
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degree of loudness or softness
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Define timbre
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tone color
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What is scale?
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Collection of successive pitches
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What is counter melody?
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Second melody placed against the first
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Define sound mass
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Minimizes importance of individual pitches
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What is phrase?
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Smaller unit within a larger segment
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What is cadence?
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Ending point in music, pause
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What is diatonic?
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Notes from chosen scale
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What is chromatic?
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Uses many notes from outside the chosen scale
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What is texture?
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Balance between two notes
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Which Medieval composer was considered to be a prophetess?
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Hildegard Of Bingen
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Which German Baroque composer moved to England and was adopted by the English as their composer?
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Bach
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Define monophonic music?
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Single melody
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Define polyphonic music?
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Two or more equally important melodic lines moving together
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What is organum?
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Generic term for early genres of music using harmony
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Who is the first polyphonic composer whose name we know?
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Leonin
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Define key
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Home area, starting point
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Define homophonic music
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Melody with accompaniment
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Define tonality
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7 tones built on a tonic key
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What is fugue?
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Polyphonic genre that uses counterpoint. -main theme subject
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Which composer was also responsible for starting the protestant church?
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Martin Luther
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What is chorale?
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Protestant Hymn
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Which composer was a child prodigy, composing his first piece at age 6?
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Mozart
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Who was Claude Monet?
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Parisian artist
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What artistic movement did Claude Monet belong to?
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Impression: Sun Rising
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Which period was hildegard of Bingen a part of?
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Middle Ages (Medieval) 500-1450
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Leonin
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Middle Ages 500-1450
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Josquin Desprez
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Renaissance 1450-1600
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Baroque 1600-1750
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George Fredric Handel
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Baroque 1600-1750
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Classical 1750-1825
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Robert Schumann
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Romantic 1825-1900
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Claude Debussy
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Impressionism 1862-1918
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