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25 Cards in this Set
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Antiphonal
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Melody in alternating parts
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Homophonic
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Having one melody
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Monophonic
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Having one melody without accompaniment
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Polyphonic
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Having two or more parts, each with an independent, but harmonizing, melody.
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Adagio
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Slow tempo
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Aria
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An elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, such as in an opera
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Recitative
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Vocal music, between speaking and singing
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Tremolo
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Vibrating in pitch
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Double Stopping
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Playing two notes at the same time, by drawing a bow over two strings
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Sonata
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Solo instrument and piano
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Concerto
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Solo instrument(s) with orchestral accompaniment
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Augmentation
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Modification of a theme by increasing the duration of its notes
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Diminution
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Modification of a theme by decreasing the duration of its notes
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Acciaccatura
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A short grace note
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Hemiola
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Rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats – two beats in the time of three, or three beats in the time of two
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Rallentando
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Becoming slower
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Tremolando
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Vibrations in pitch
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Diatonic
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Sticking to the tones and intervals of a scale (no accidentals)
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Portamento
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Smoothly passing or gliding from one pitch to another
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Harmonic
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Parts in harmony
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Mordent
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Melodic embellishment
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Anacrusis
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Notes preceding a downbeat; an upbeat
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Inversion
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Transposition of the upper parts to below the lower, and vice versa
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Strophic form
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Having the same music for each successive stanza
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Contrapuntal
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Two or more independent melodies played together
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