Music Appreciation Midterm

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Monophony

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Music with a single "part". A "part" is typically a single vocal melody, but it could mean a single melody on an instrument of one kind or another.

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Polyphonic

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Producing many sounds simultaneously; many voiced.

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Imitative Polyphony

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Melodic lines sounding together with the same or quite similar melodies at staggered time intervals.

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Word Painting

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The musical technique of writing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song.

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Motet

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Highly varied choral musical composition (polyphonic, vocal, Latin).

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Madrigal

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Secular musical composition; of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras (a capella, vocal)

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Rondeau

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Short poem consisting of 15 lines that have to rhymes throughout.

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Chant

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A repeated, rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.

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Ars Nova

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Meaning "New Art", during the 1300's. This is when they began to notate any rhythm

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Organum

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A plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony, developed in the middle ages.

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Ritornello Form

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Melody that keeps returning throughout the piece.

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

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Composer: Bach

Genre: Concerto Grosso

Time Period: Baroque Period

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La Primavera Concerto

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Composer: Vivaldi

Genre: Solo Concerto

Time Period: Baroque

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Symphony No. 40 (in G minor)

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Composer: Mozart

Genre: Symphony

Time Period: Classical

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Hallelujah Chorus or Messiah

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Composer: Handel

Genre: Oratorio

Time Period: Baroque

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Tu Se Morta or Orfeo

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Composer: Monteverdi

Genre: Opera

Time Period: Baroque

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Cantata No. 140

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Composer: Bach

Genre: Cantata

Time Period: Baroque

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Measured Rhythm

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Specific from the Notre Dame School, they notated different rhythms; Three movements.

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Notre Dame School

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Where they began to notate rhythms, but they could not notate any rhythm

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A Capella

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Singing without instrumental accompaniment, some groups use their voices to emulate instruments; others are more traditional and focus on harmonizing.

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Homophony

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Two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords.

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Opera

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A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.

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Libretto/Librettist

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The person in charge of writing the text that flows with the music

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Florentine Camerata

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Well-educated noblemen who got together and basically created opera.

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Program Music

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Music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events.

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Movement

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A self-contained division of a long work; each movement usually has its own tempo.

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Cantata

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A medium-length narrative piece of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment, typically with solos, chorus, and orchestra.

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Oratorio

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A large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action.

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Concerto Grosso

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A musical composition for a group of solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra.

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Solo Concerto

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A concerto in which a single soloist is accompanied by an orchestra.

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Aria

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A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.

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Recitative

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Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.

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Castrato

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A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice. The practice of castration was banned in 1903.

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Texture

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The melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition, thus determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece.

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Soprano

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The highest of the four standard singing voices.

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Alto/Mezzo Soprano

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A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor.

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Tenor

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A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.

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Bass/Baritone

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A voice of the lowest range, in particular.

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Name 2 woodwind instruments

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1. Flute

2. Clarinet

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Name 2 brass instruments

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1. Trumpet

2. Tuba

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Name 2 percussion instruments

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1. Cymbals

2. Xylophone

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Name 2 string instruments

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1. Violin

2. Cello

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Name 2 keyboard instruments

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1. Piano

2. Organ

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What is an Italian word for very soft?

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Pianissimo

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What is an Italian word for soft?

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Piano

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What is an Italian word for medium soft?

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Mezzo Piano

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What is an Italian word for medium loud?

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Mezzo Forte

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What is an Italian word for loud?

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Forte

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What is an Italian word for very loud?

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Fortissimo

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What is an Italian word for getting louder?

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Crescendo

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What is an Italian word for getting softer?

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Diminuendo

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What is an Italian word for slow?

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Largo, Lento

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What is an Italian word for moderately slow?

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Adagio

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What is an Italian word for "walking" tempo?

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Andante

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What is the Italian word for something that is a little slower than allegro?

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Allgretto

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What is an Italian word for fast?

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Allegro

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What is an Italian word for lively?

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Vivace

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What is an Italian word for very fast?

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Presto

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What is an Italian word for very very fast?

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Prestissimo

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Rhythm

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The regular pattern of long and short notes

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Beat

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A repeating pulse that divides time equally.

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Accent

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Emphasizes the beat

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Meter

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A recurring pattern of stress of accents that provide the pulse or beat of music

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Pitch

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How high or how low a note is

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Interval

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The difference between two pitches.

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Scale

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Any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch.

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Symphony

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An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.

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String Quartet

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A chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello.

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Chamber Music

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Instrumental music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part, the most important form being the string quartet which developed in the 18th century.

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Cadenza

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A virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto or other work, typically near the end.

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Sonata Form

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A type of composition in three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation) in which two themes or subjects are explored according to set key relationships.

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Theme and Variations

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A specific kind of form in music. The form of a piece of music tells you how the music is organized.

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Minuet

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A slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time, popular especially in the 18th century.

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Rondo

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A musical form with a recurring leading theme, often found in the final movement of a sonata or concerto.