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55 Cards in this Set
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distance from one pitch to another |
Interval |
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Main tune, organized sequence of notes with some type of pattern |
Melody |
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Large leaps in melody |
disjunct |
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smooth melody |
conjunct |
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two distinct but related melodies heard at the same time |
counterpoint |
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more than one melody at the same time |
polyphony |
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changes based on instrument octave, One single musical sound |
note/tone |
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succession of pitches |
scales |
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scale based on hierarchy that have extra-musical connotations |
modes |
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notes in between half steps |
microtone |
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based on the way in which pitches are sounded simultaneously and how they relate to each other |
harmony |
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sequence of chords in a piece of western music |
chord/harmonic progressions |
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Chords in which the different pitches all fit together nicely, creating a “pleasant” or “settled” effect |
consonance |
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chords that are jarring, creating tension or creating a need for resolution |
dissonant |
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organization of sounds in time |
rhythm |
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The pulse of the music |
beat |
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speed or rate with which beats pass |
tempo |
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type of grouping of beats |
meter |
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Each group of beats in a meter |
measure/bar |
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Specific points in the music that are in some way emphasized |
accent |
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When a beat is divided into smaller units |
subdivision |
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accent falls on a weak beat or in-between beats |
syncopation |
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In complex music, where rhythms based on different subdivisions of the beat are heard simultaneously |
polyrhythm |
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In some types of music or certain compositions, the meter may change within the course of a piece |
polymeter |
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Polymeter done repeatedly in an alternating fashion. one two three four five six, one two three four five six. |
hemiola |
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no discernible organization according to meter |
non-metric music/free meter |
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structure of music |
form |
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Dates of renaissance |
1400-1600 |
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new conviction that solutions to problems and the achievement of personal fulfillment could come from human intellect and effort rather than only from divine revelation or grac |
humanism |
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Libro de la Musica de Vihuela de Mano Intitulado “El Maestro"
Self-taught vihuelist
First to include verbal tempo indications |
Luis Milan |
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Tres Libros en Cifras Para Vihuela Pub
Over 70 works for 4-course guitar, harp, organ, fantasies
Fantasia Que Contrahaze el Harpa en la Manera de Ludovico |
Alonso Mudarra |
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Los Seys Libros del Delphin de Musica 1538
First to have “Diferencias” and symbols indicating tempo |
Luis de Narvaez |
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English composer, lutenist, singer
highest paid court musician in the history of the renaissance
mostly dance music: Pavanes, Galliard, Almaines, and jig-like peices |
John Dowland |
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scale passages, redouble note, ornamentation |
redobles |
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– chordal passages, chord |
consonancias |
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cadences (end of phrase) |
coronadas |
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scale, little fingers, use fingers as picks |
dedillo |
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2 fingers, alternate thumb and index |
dos dedos |
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graphic representation of string where you indicate where to press on the fret |
tablature |
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highly imaginative, elegant and sophisticated while mantaining a free formal structure. |
Renaissance Fantasy |
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Theme and Variations usually based on popular tunes of the time |
Diferencias |
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Dance of slow-moderate tempo that originated in Italy during the late Renaissance and it was in Duple Meter |
Pavanes |
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A leaping dance in quick triple meter also of Italian origin |
Galiards |
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alternation of consonancias and redoubles, exclusively vihuela, alternate chords and scales |
Estilo Galante |
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Baroque dates |
1600-1750 |
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A thorough Bass-line/Continuous Bassline |
basso continuo |
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combination of bass note and numbers in order to decipher the harmonic construction of a chord |
figured bass |
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minor scale sequence |
WHWWHWW |
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major scale sequence |
WWHWWWH |
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the two main models for the Baroque concerto |
Roman and North Italian |
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The Concerto model that was mainly designed for a soloist and/or group of soloists where the orchestration always remained the same (i.e. 4-part string orchestra 2 Violins, Viola, Cello over a Basso Continuo line |
North Italian Concerto |
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The Concerto Model that was mainly designed for a group of soloists where the orchestration was dependant upon the orchestration of the concertino (or group of soloists) over a Basso Continuo group |
Roman Concerto |
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fast tempo dances baroque |
gigue and courante |
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gigue |
fast tempo, English, conpound meter |
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inventive use of binary form |
domenico scarlatti |