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27 Cards in this Set
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What is the typical pattern of binary form? |
AABB |
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What is the one way that ethnomusicologists trace musical connections between cultures? |
speed and tempo |
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In the United States, how do classical and popular music differ? |
popular= brief, mostly vocal, diverse
classical= long, more about music, small number of composers |
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Why do so many musicians compose songs using the 12-bar blues form? |
easy to learn and uses three cords |
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What is the appropriate attire for a classical concert? |
Formal |
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What is the term for a long, self-contained unit of a larger work?
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movement |
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How do historians distinguish one historical period from another? |
Similar characteristics thrombosis one period to another |
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Name an important reason for listening to pieces of music multiple times.
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to appreciate what is in it, to get a deeper understanding |
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What is the name of a bamboo flute with five finger holes that was used in religiousceremonies by Zen Buddhists monks in the 17th century?
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shakuhachi |
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What musical texture is most often used when a solo performer sings the American national anthem prior to a sporting event?
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monophony |
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What does one need to understand the music of the Middle Ages?
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culture |
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Name the three types of listening
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passive, unconscious, and active |
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What is an indication that a vocalist is improvising?
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makes up sounds and nonsense syllables no predetermined key, rhythm, or melody |
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Who was Aaron Copland? |
a 20th century American composer |
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Does music have a different meaning in each culture?
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yes |
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Why is it difficult to determine how old a musical tradition may be?
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Some cultures regard their music heritage and try to keep the music of the past more or less intact. |
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Name the term used for describing the keynote of a piece of music.
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tonic chord |
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What are the four main types of instruments?
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strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion |
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What are the three basic elements of music?
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melody, rhythm, and harmony |
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Which is the largest class of instruments in the world?
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percussion |
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Who said, “Music gives soul to the universe”?
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Plato |
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Who was one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz?
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Duke Ellington |
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Know which percussion instruments are pitched. |
Timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, celestin |
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How did the focus of European music change after the Middle Ages? |
Harmony over melody |
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How old was Mozart when he first wrote Symphony #18? |
16 |
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What is the rhythm you feel in a jazz piece that makes you wanna move? |
Swing |
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What does improvisation mean? |
Make up music as they go along |
