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Exam 4 Review
MUHL 220 - Exam 4 review
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Music
Undergraduate 2
12/09/2014

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Melody
Definition
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
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Harmony
Definition
The sounding of two or more musical notes at the same time in a way that is pleasant or desired
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Tonic
Definition
Tonal center or final resolution tone
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Scale
Definition
A sequence of notes organized by a fundamental frequency or pitch
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Major
Definition
A scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third, fourth, seventh and eighth degrees
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Minor
Definition
A diatonic scale having a half step between the second and third degrees and any of several interval arrangements above the fifth
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Meter
Definition
A rhythmic pattern defined by the subdivision of beats. Can be categorized as simple, compound, or complex
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Texture
Definition
The way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition
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Atonal
Definition
Lacking a clear tonal center
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How 20th century composers began to break from tradition & name of the movement:
Definition
They began experimenting with form, tonality and orchestration as well as began stretching the definition of what music was, itself. The movement was known as modernism.
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How technology affected music in the 20th century:
Definition
Amplification made it possible to play music to larger crowds, recording technology improved drastically, and transportation allowed for fans to travel all over the world to see their favorite artists.
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This composer drew from American folksongs, jazz and the culture of the Appalachian Mountains:
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Aaron Copland
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This inspired "Revueltas":
Definition
Patriotism and Mexican folklore
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The street with the highest concentration of musicals performed in the United States:
Definition
Broadway Street, Manhattan NY
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What John Corigliano wrote and where his inspiration come from:
Definition
Naked Carmen and it was inspired by Bizet’s Carmen
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What Sheng incorporates into his music:
Definition
He incorporated his Chinese heritage folk music into western idioms.
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The types of art movements related to the early 20th century:
Definition
Modernism, Post-modernism, Expressionism, Neo-classicism, Neo-Romanticism, Avant Garde
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The compositional techniques Stravinsky uses in The Rite of Spring:
Definition
Polyharmonies, polyrhythms, polytonality, changing meters
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The Rite of Spring is this kind of work (Genre):
Definition
Ballet
Term
The musical genres that are precursors to Jazz:
Definition
Blues, plantation songs, ragtime, west African music
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The first African-American blues singer to sing with an all-white orchestra:
Definition
Billie Holiday
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Some pieces of technology that affected music in the 20th century:
Definition
Gramophone, computer, synthesizer, radio, recording devices
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The composer known as the “Dean of African-American Composers” because he was the first African-American composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra and an opera performed by a major opera house:
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William Grant Still
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The name of the literary, artistic and sociological movement in northern Manhattan:
Definition
The Harlem Renaissance
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Inspiration (in general) of each movement of Still’s Suite for Piano and Violin:
Definition
African American Art
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The name of George Gershwin’s opera with the famous aria called “Summertime”:
Definition
Porgy and Bess
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