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11th Grade
11/09/2011

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Term
Melody/ Melodic Line
Definition
A line or part need not be a foreground melody. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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Duple Meter/ Triple Meter/ Quadruple Meter
Definition
duple- eight gets the beat
triple- triplet gets beat
Quadruple- 16th gets meter
Term
Compound Meters
Definition
is a time signature or meter in which each measure is divided into three or more parts, or two uneven parts (as opposed to two even parts, called simple metre), calling for the measures to be played with principal and subordinate metric accents (the latter called sub-accents), causing the sensation of beats.
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Syncopation
Definition
the note is on the and, with a rest on the one
Term
Intervals of Major Scale
Definition
whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half
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Tonality in Music
Definition
principle of organizing musical compositions around a central note, the tonic.
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Diatonic
Definition
5 whole steps, 2 1/2 steps
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Chromatic
Definition
scale going up and down with only 1/2 steps
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Consonance and Dissonance
Definition
consonance: harmony or agreement among components
Dissonance: a mingling of discordant sounds
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Musical Texture
Definition
the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition
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Polyphonic Texture and Counterpoint
Definition
a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices
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Imitation in a melodic line
Definition
a repeating theme in a melodic line
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Canon
Definition
a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration
Term
Inversion
Definition
The melody on the first line starts on A, while the melody on the second line is identical except that it starts on E and when the first melody goes up the second goes down an equal number of diatonic steps, and when the first goes down the second goes up an equal number of steps.
Term
Retrograde
Definition
proceeding from the last note to the first
Term
Retrograde Inversion
Definition
a musical term that literally means "backwards and upside down,"
Term
Augmentation
Definition
In music and music theory augmentation (from Late Latin augmentare, to increase) is the lengthening or widening of rhythms, melodies, intervals or chords.
Term
Diminution
Definition
Diminution may be a form of embellishment in which a long note is divided into a series of shorter, usually melodic, values. Diminution may also be the compositional device where a melody, theme or motif is presented in shorter note-values than were previously used. Diminution is also the term for the proportional shortening of the value of individual note-shapes in mensural notation, either by coloration or by a sign of proportion. A minor or perfect interval that is narrowed by a chromatic semitone is a diminished interval, and the process may be referred to as diminution.
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Repetition and Contrast in Music
Definition
repetition: sounds or sequences are often repeated
Contrast: procedures of contrast include stratification, juxtaposition, and interpolation. Procedures of connection include gradation, amalgamation, and dissolution. Contrast is also when you compare two different instrument sounds to each other. It can also be the difference between parts.
Term
Theme
Definition
the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based.
Term
Variation
Definition
a formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form.
Term
Binary Form
Definition
a musical form in two related sections, both of which are usually repeated.
Term
Ternary Form
Definition
sometimes called song form,[1] is a three-part musical form, usually schematicized as A-B-A
Term
Sequence in a melodic theme
Definition
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
Term
Sonata
Definition
literally means a piece played
Term
Motive (motif)
Definition
a short musical idea,[1] a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition.
Term
Tessitura of and instrument or voice
Definition
describes the most musically acceptable and comfortable range for a given singer
Term
Timbre
Definition
the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments.
Term
All (common) string Instruments
Definition
violin
viola
cello
bass
Term
all (common) brass instruments
Definition
trumpet
trombone
tuba
french horn
Term
All (common) woodwind instruments
Definition
flute
clarinet
english horn
saxaphone
Term
All (common) double reed instruments
Definition
oboe
bassoon
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