Details Title: Music Appreciation Description: General terms Total Flash Cards: 46 Created: 02/08/2009 21:33:49		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Fine Art Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Define Melody Definition A coherent succession of single pitches Term Define the range of a melody Definition Narrow Medium Wide Term What is an interval? Definition The distance between two pitches (octave) Term Conjunct melodies Definition moving in smaller intervals (smooth, connected) Term Disjunct melodies Definition moving with larger intervals (jumps, leaps) Term Properties of Sound Definition Pitch (high low), timbre (tone color), duration(how long), intensity (loud soft) Term Duple meters Definition 2 beats per measure (strong weak) Term Triple meters Definition 3 beats per measure (strong weak weak) Term Syncopation Definition Disruption of pattern (weak beat is louder) 'entertainer' Term Modulation Definition Change in key during composition Term Transposition Definition Change the whole song into a different key Term Tonality Definition Principle of organization around the tonic Term If composition in B minor tonic pitch is Definition B Term Triads Definition Three note chord Term Most common type of texture in western music Definition Homophonic (melody with accompaniment) Term Simplest type of texture in western music Definition Monophonic (single line texture, melody without accompaniment) Term Heterophony Definition Texture in which two or more voices elaborate the same melody simultaneously often result to Improvisation (Benjamin Britton) Term Define polyphonic texture Definition Two or more melodic lines combined into multi-voiced texture (fugue) Term Define homorhythmic Definition one melody - all parts with same rhythmic gestures (hymns) Term Imitation Definition Melodic idea presented in one voice then restarted in another Term Retrograde Definition melody backwards Term Inversion Definition melody upside down Term retrograde-inversion Definition melody upside down and backwards Term augmentation Definition melody stated in longer note values Term diminution Definition melody stated in shorter note values Term What is Round in music? Definition simplest of canons, each voice enters in succession with same melody (row row row your boat) Term Binary forms Definition Two part formed based upon a statement and departure (A B) Term Ternary forms Definition three part form based upon a statement, departure, and statement (A B A) Term Two examples of musical devices used to develop musical form Definition repetition and contrast (unity and variety in music) Term What is a motive? Definition small fragment of theme that still a melody Term What is Ostinato? Definition repetition of musical pattern Term section of a larger work (symphony, sonata, etc) is called: Definition movement Term Variation Definition some aspects of music are altered but original is still recognizable Term Improvisation Definition Pieces created in performance not entirely pre-composed Term Allegro Adagio Definition Fast slow Term Metronome Definition Device to measure exact number of beats per minute Term Two examples of pitched percussion instrument Definition Tympani and Marimba Term Two examples of unpitched percussion instrument Definition bass drum and snare drum Term Instruments which make up string quartet Definition 2 Violins, viola, cello Term Instruments which make up piano trio Definition Piano, violin, cello Term Acappella singing Definition Singing without instruments or accompaniment Term Woodwind quartet Definition Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon Term Symphony No. 94 (Surprise) - Haydn Definition Diatonic melody, Andante, Soft opening Oboe and flute solo, 1st movement adagio Term Tonight - Bernstein Definition Duple meter, wide range, disjunct motion Forte, moderate tempo Term Hallelujah - Handel Definition Changing textures, monophonic statement, imitative polyphony Strings and human vocals, pompous/triumphant mood Term Nutcracker March - Tchaikovsky Definition Ternary Form, Repetition, contrast allegro, happy and upbeat mood