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61 Cards in this Set
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Melody |
The tune |
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Pitch |
A relative position either high or low |
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Tone |
A sound with a definite consistent pitch |
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Octave |
Duplicating pitch and usually the longest distance between notes |
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Duple Meter |
One Two |
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Triple Meter |
One Two Three |
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Upbeat/Pickup |
A note or two that gives a little momentum or extra push to the first downbeat |
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Syncopation |
Off Beat |
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Polyrhythm |
Two or more sounding simultaneously |
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Harmony |
A sound of one or more pitches that support and enhance a melody |
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Chord |
A group of two or more pitches that sound at the same time |
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Major |
Seven pitch pattern that follows a 1-1-½-1-1-1-½ |
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Minor |
Follows a 1-½-1-1-½-1-1 pattern |
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Consonance |
Pitches sounding agreeable and stable |
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Dissonance |
Pitches sounding momentarily disagreeable and unstable |
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Texture |
texture is how the tempo, melodic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition, thus determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece |
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Monophonic |
In music, monophony is the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody (or "tune"), typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player (e.g., a flute player) without accompanying harmony or chords. |
Happy Birthday song |
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Polyphonic |
In particular, polyphony consists of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody |
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Homophonic |
Same sounding. The voices or lines all move together |
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Counterpoint |
The harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines |
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Form |
Arrangement of musical events |
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Repetition |
Reiterating a statement |
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Contrast |
Create variety by contrasting melodies, rhythms, textures, and moods |
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Variation |
The midway between repetition and contrast a slightly altered sound |
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Strophic |
The composer sets the words of the first poetic stanza (strophe) and then uses the same melody for the entire song. Ex Empire State of Mind |
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Binary |
Two contrasting units a and b |
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Ternary |
Aba form |
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Rondo |
A alternates while b and c contrast |
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Theme and variations |
One musical idea continually returns but is varied in some fashion, by a change in melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, or timbre |
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Motive |
A short distinctive musical unit that can stand alone |
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Sequence |
A repetition of music at a successively higher or lower degree of scale |
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Ostinato |
Any element rhythm, melody, or harmony that continually repeats |
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Adagio |
Slow like song |
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Andante |
Moving |
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Allegro |
Fast |
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Pianissimo |
Very soft |
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Piano |
Soft |
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Forte |
Loud |
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Fortissimo |
Very loud |
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Mezzo Forte |
Medium loud |
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Mezzo piano |
Medium soft |
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Gregorian Chant |
Plainsong - a unique collection of thousands of religious songs, sung in Latin, which carry the message of The Church. |
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Syllabic |
Only one or two notes for each syllable of text |
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Melismatic Singing |
Many notes sung in one pitch think Mariah Carey and Beyoncé |
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Hildegard of Bingen |
The first Renaissance man who was really a woman |
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Organum |
Church polyphony. Adding up to three voices on top of the existing chant |
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Motet |
A composition for a polyphonic choir, setting a Latin text on a, sacred subject and intended to be sung in either at a religious service in a church or private devotion at home. |
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Madrigal |
A piece of several solo voices usually four or five voices that set a vernacular poem, most often about love, to music. |
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Trouvere |
A medieval lyric poet using the Northern (precursor dialects of modern French), as opposed to their older souther example, the original troubadour, who used langue d'oc (Occitan) |
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Torubadour |
A itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe, traveling minstrel |
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Minnesinger |
A German lyric poet and singer of the medieval age who performed songs of love |
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Bas |
Low instruments such as the vielle, rebec, plucked strings, and recorders |
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Haut |
High volume instruments. The pipe, shawm, tabor, and sackbut. |
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Machaut |
Great and most important Medieval French poet and composers. Developed the rondeau and motet |
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Chanson |
Polyphonic and secular lyric driven French song. |
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A capella |
Music that involves solo/group singing without instruments |
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Word Painting |
Musical technique or composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a songs lyrics. For example, ascending scales would accompany lyrics about going up; slow, dark music would accompany lyrics about death. |
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Josquin des Prez |
French composer who was able to express his sorrow through poignant harmonies, employing suspension for emphasis, and taking the voices gradually into their lowest registers when the text speak of death |
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Palestrina |
Music for the church the captures the somber, spirit of the Counter-Reformation |
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Imitation |
A polyphonic procedure whereby one or more voices duplicate in turn the notes of a melody for a short period of time. |
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Mass |
A symbolic reenactment of the Last Supper usually celebrated at 9am |
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