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Title: Music Appreciation

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Created: 02/08/2009 21:33:49

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Define Melody
Definition
A coherent succession of single pitches
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Define the range of a melody
Definition
Narrow Medium Wide
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What is an interval?
Definition
The distance between two pitches (octave)
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Conjunct melodies
Definition
moving in smaller intervals (smooth, connected)
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Disjunct melodies
Definition
moving with larger intervals (jumps, leaps)
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Properties of Sound
Definition
Pitch (high low), timbre (tone color), duration(how long), intensity (loud soft)
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Duple meters
Definition
2 beats per measure (strong weak)
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Triple meters
Definition
3 beats per measure (strong weak weak)
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Syncopation
Definition
Disruption of pattern (weak beat is louder) 'entertainer'
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Modulation
Definition
Change in key during composition
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Transposition
Definition
Change the whole song into a different key
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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
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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)
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Define polyphonic texture
Definition
Two or more melodic lines combined into multi-voiced texture (fugue)
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Define homorhythmic
Definition
one melody - all parts with same rhythmic gestures (hymns)
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Imitation
Definition
Melodic idea presented in one voice then restarted in another
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Retrograde
Definition
melody backwards
Term
Inversion
Definition
melody upside down
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retrograde-inversion
Definition
melody upside down and backwards
Term
augmentation
Definition
melody stated in longer note values
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diminution
Definition
melody stated in shorter note values
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What is Round in music?
Definition
simplest of canons, each voice enters in succession with same melody (row row row your boat)
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Binary forms
Definition
Two part formed based upon a statement and departure (A B)
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Ternary forms
Definition
three part form based upon a statement, departure, and statement (A B A)
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Two examples of musical devices used to develop musical form
Definition
repetition and contrast (unity and variety in music)
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What is a motive?
Definition
small fragment of theme that still a melody
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What is Ostinato?
Definition
repetition of musical pattern
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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
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Allegro Adagio
Definition
Fast slow
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Metronome
Definition
Device to measure exact number of beats per minute
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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
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Symphony No. 94 (Surprise) - Haydn
Definition
Diatonic melody, Andante, Soft opening Oboe and flute solo, 1st movement adagio
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Tonight - Bernstein
Definition
Duple meter, wide range, disjunct motion Forte, moderate tempo
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Hallelujah - Handel
Definition
Changing textures, monophonic statement, imitative polyphony Strings and human vocals, pompous/triumphant mood
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Nutcracker March - Tchaikovsky
Definition
Ternary Form, Repetition, contrast allegro, happy and upbeat mood



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