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Undergraduate 1
10/18/2011

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Scale
Definition

a succession of pitches from which melodies are drawn

 

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sonority
Definition
a combination of sounds or timbre
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rubato
Definition
an elastic flexible tempo
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phrase
Definition
a division of a melody equal to cluase or sentence of prose or to one breath of singing
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motive
Definition
a short recurring bit of melody used as an element of form
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theme
Definition
a musical idea on which a composition is base
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register
Definition
a portion of melodic range of a voice or an intrument
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pentatonic scale
Definition
a scale consisting of 5 tones
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key
Definition
the tonal center or tonality of a piece or part of a piece of music
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major
Definition
a scale, or key associated with a positive or upbeat mood
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minor
Definition
a scale or key associated with a negative or sad mood
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triad
Definition
a chord consisting of threee pitches
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atonality
Definition
the absence of a tonal center or key
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dissonance
Definition
disagreeable effect produced by certain intervals
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consonance
Definition
agreeable effect produced by certain intervals
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modulation
Definition
the change from one key area to another
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chord progession
Definition
a sequence of harmonies such as 12-bar blues progession
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chorus
Definition
one complete chord progression in a jazz tune
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counterpoint
Definition
multiple lines of music played at the same time
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concerto
Definition
a composition usually in three movements in which a solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra
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monophony
Definition
single line of notes
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polyphony
Definition
multiple lines of melody played at the same time
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homophony
Definition
multiple lines of music moving in the same rhythm
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chord
Definition
two or more simutaneously sounding pithces
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melisma
Definition
one syllable of text spread out over many notes
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cantata
Definition
a short multi-movement vocal work written for private or religous performance
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cadence
Definition
the concluding part of a musical phrase
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fugue
Definition
a piece of 3 or more instruments that alternates sections of imitative and free counterpoint
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organized sound
Definition
two word definition of music
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rhythm
Definition
the feeling of movement the smalle scale organization of time
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timbre
Definition
the sound quality of a particular instrument
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meter
Definition
the pattern of stressed beats
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dynamics
Definition
the various levels of volume
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madrigala
Definition
a renaissance piece for several voices usually setting a poem about love to music
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harmony
Definition
the sounds that provide support and enrichment for melody
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dominant triadal
Definition
always bulit on fifth note of the scale
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arpeggio
Definition
notees of a triad that are spaced over time
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toneality
Definition
the organized music around a central pitch
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programatic music
Definition
music composed ti create a picture
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