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20 Cards in this Set
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pianissimo
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very soft
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piano
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soft
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mezzo piano
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moderately soft
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mezzo forte
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moderatly loud
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forte
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loud
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forissmo
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very loud
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Tempo, examples?
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largo = very slow, broad
grave = very slow, solemn adagio = slow andante = moderately slow moderato = moderate allegretto = moderately fast allegro = fast vivace = lively presto = very fast prestissimo = as fast as possible molto = much, very non troppo = not to much accelerando = accelerating ritardando = slowing down |
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Meter, examples?
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Duple, such as 2/4
Triple, such as 3/4 Quadruple, such as 4/4 Sextuple, such as 6/8 Mixed, such as 5/8, 7/8 |
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Time Signature
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2/2, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, etc.
Upper value represents number of beats, lower value represents which note gets the beat |
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Melody
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Recognizable sentence or "thesis" of a piece of music
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Phrase
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part of a Melody, can be divided into sections like ABA, if repeated its a sequence
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Cadence
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end of the phrase
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Harmony
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Consonance
Dissonance Resolution |
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Chords
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Notes sound together
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Arpeggios
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Notes sound one after
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Chromatic Scale
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black and white keys
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Monophonic
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one voice
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Polyphonic
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many voices,sometimes competing
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Homphonic
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one voice with accompanyment
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Historical Era
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Middle Ages
Renaissance Baroque Classical Romantic “Modern” Contemporary |
