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33 Cards in this Set
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form
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work's structure or shape; the way elements are combined by composer for listener
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repetition
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familiar; repetition fixes the material in our minds and satisfies our need for familiar;
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contrast
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our interest/desire for change; new
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strophic form
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same melody is repeated with each stanza of text
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variation
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some aspects of music altered, original still recognizable though
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improvisation
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created spontaneously in performance
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binary
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statement and departure, without return to opening A B
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ternary
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returns to first section A B A
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theme
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melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of larger musical work - weaves everything together e.g. topic sentence in paragraph
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motive
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smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic rhythmic unit; can be repeated, varied, combined for evolution and expansion
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ostinato
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short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a work; unifies
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movement
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sections form movements like pages form chapters in novels
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tempo
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rate of speed, pace
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allegro
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fast tempo
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moderato
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moderate
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adagio
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quite slow
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accelerando
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speeding up
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ritardando
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slowing of the pace
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form
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work's structure or shape; the way elements are combined by composer for listener
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improvisation
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created spontaneously in performance
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binary
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statement and departure, without return to opening A B
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ternary
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returns to first section A B A
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theme
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melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of larger musical work - weaves everything together e.g. topic sentence in paragraph
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sequence
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restated at higher or lower pitch
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motive
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smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic rhythmic unit; can be repeated, varied, combined for evolution and expansion
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movement
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sections form movements like pages form chapters in novels
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tempo
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rate of speed, pace; carries emotion
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allegro
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fast tempo
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moderato
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moderate
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adagio
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quite slow
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accelerando
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speeding up
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ritardando
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slowing of the pace
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dynamics
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denotes the volume (degree of loud/soft)
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