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Music Appreciation 10 A
Professor Lease
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Music
Undergraduate 2
09/15/2012

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Term

 

 

Basso Profundo

Definition

 

 

 

lowest classification of the male voice

Term

 

 

Coloratura

Definition

 

highest classification of the female voice

Term

 

 

camibata

Definition

 

Changing voice of the adolescent male

Term

 

 

Countertenor

Definition

 

 

adult male voice who cultivates the use of falsetto

(false voice)

Term

 

 

Piccolo

Definition

 

 

reedless instrument

woodwind instrument

 

plays the highest note in the symphony orchestra

Term

 

 

Syncopation

Definition

 

deliberate upsetting of the normal accent

Term

 

 

Timbre

Definition

 

in music refers to tone color

Term

 

 

Triad

Definition

 

is the most common chord in music,

a combination based on 3 notes

Term

 

 

Harmony

Definition

 

movement and relationship of chords

Term

 

what do the Greeks call rhythm?

Definition

"flow"

 

denotes the controlled movement

of music in time

Term

 

 

Tempo

Definition

 

refers to speed in music

Term

 

 

Ground Bass

Definition

 

short phrase that is repeated over and

over in the bass staff while the

upper voices pursue their varied courses

Term

 

 

Phrase

Definition

 

is a unit usually 4 measures in length

Term

 

 

Ballad

Definition

 

 

is usually 32 measures in length

Term

 

 

Oboe

Definition

 

 

double reed instrument

tune quality is very nasal

soprano, woodwind family

Term

 

 

Contra- Bassoon

Definition

 

plays the lowest notes

in the double- reed family

Term

 

 

trumpet

Definition

 

 

soprano of the bass instruments

tone quality is brassy

Term

 

 

Lute

Definition

 

 

rose to its greatest prominence

in the 16 th century

Term

 

 

Cello

Definition

 

is lower in range than the "viola"

and is tuned an octave below the viola

Term

 

 

 

Definition
Term

 

 

Xylophone

Definition

 

definite pitched percussion instrument

Term

 

 

Percussion instruments

Definition

 

falls into two categories:

those of definite pitch

&

those of indefinite pitch

Term

 

 

First Violin section

Definition

 

sits on the conductors left as

he faces the orchestra

Term

 

 

pizzicato

Definition

 

is to pluck the violin section rather than to bow

Term

 

 

Meter Signature

Definition

 

explains the pattern of musical notes

within a measure

Term

 

 

Duple, Triple, Quadruple

Definition

 

are regarded as simple meters;

all other meters are compund

Term

 

 

the meter signature of the "Waltz"

 

is 3/4

Definition

 

Meter Signature of a "March"

 

is 2/4

Term

 

 

String Section

Definition

 

In a symphony orchestra,

it is the most important

group of instruments

Term

 

 

66 strings

Definition

 

 

a modern orchestra has

this number of strings

Term

 

 

Woodwinds

Definition

 

are "less homogenous" group

than are the strings

Term

 

 

Some bassoon players tend to become

mentally ill.

Definition

 

The human voice is the most

personal of all instruments.

Term

 

 

Female Voice

Definition

 

 

sounds one octave higher than a male voice

Term

 

 

time signature "3/4" means=

Definition

 

there are 3 beats to a measure &

that the quarter note gets one beat

Term

 

 

 

Standard trumpet has 3 valves.

Definition

 

Crescendo and Accelerando

 

are not synonymous.

Term

 

 

String Quartet

Definition

 

consists of two violins,

 

viola & cello

Term

 

 

Marimba

Definition

instrument of african & south america origin

 

has been used for the performance of

 

dance music

Term

 

 

A "tweleve tone scale" is

a chromatic scale.

Definition

 

Ordinarily there are 4 movements

in a symphony

Term

 

 

Interval

Definition

 

distance between two tones

or notes

Term

 

 

Dissonant

Definition

 

 

music brings on a state of

tension or

"unpleasant sound"

Term

 

 

Guitar=

 

is very old instrument

Definition

 

Oboe=

 

used to tune the orchestra

Term

 

 

 

Subject

Definition

 

in music is a complex

"musical idea"

several measures long

Term

 

 

Motive

Definition

 

"simple music idea"

 

sometimes consisting of a few notes

Term

 

 

Absolute Music

Definition

 

inspired by ideas concerning

the organization of musical

materials and forms

Term

 

Musical forms

 

most familiar form is A B A

Definition

 

Church hymn is a

 

"homophonic"

Term

 

 

Jazz trumpet

Definition

 

mutes are now used in the

symphony orchestra

Term

 

 

Twelve- tone scale

Definition

contains all the pitches

 

between a given

 

note and its octave

Term

 

 

Major scale

Definition

 

is a diatomic scale

 

contains half and whole steps

Term

 

 

Diatomic Scale

Definition

 

must have whole and half steps

 

is a major scale

Term

 

 

Saxaphone

Definition

was invented by

 

Adolph Sax of Brussels

 

in the mid- 19th century

Term

 

 

Fugue

Definition

 

most complex &

ambitious

 

form of imitation

Term

 

 

Extramusical ideas

Definition

in program music  are

 

usually pointed out

 

in the title

(such as Peter and the Wolf)

Term

 

 

Sonata- Allegro

 

#4 Recapitulation

Definition

 

is where the theme is stated for the last time

Term

 

 

Simplest rondo is a

diagrammed A B A C A

Definition

 

generally speaking Music

is an universal language

Term

 

 

Melody

Definition

is created by a succession of pitches,

each pitch being heard in relationship to the preceding

and following pitches

Term

 

 

Allegro=

a term in music,

means to go fast

Definition

 

The symphony orchestra was

standardized in 18th century

Term

 

Most common means

of recurrence is

repetition

Definition

Melody=

moves horizaontally

on the music staff

Term

 

 

The pattern for a

major scale is

1 1- 1/2 - 1 1 1- 1/2

Definition

Pitch=

length

thickness

tension

Term

 

Bamboo flute=

earliest wind instruments

Definition

Counterpoint=

is melody against melody

(2 or more at the same time)

Term

 

 

some woodwind instruments

are constructed of wood

others metal

Definition

Mezzo- Piano (mp)=

 

indicates to sing

or

play medium soft

Term

 

 

Some tubas have 5 valves: T

they can also have less, 3 or 4: T

Definition

 

A chord is built vertically

Term

 

 

Homophonic music

Definition

 

has a primary melody

supported by chords

 

Ex: hymn

Term

 

 

Monophonic music=

 

is a single line of music

Definition

one of the simplest

forms of

"canon" is the round

 

T/ F: one of the simplest

forms of rondo is

round

Term

 

 

Polyphonic music

Definition

combines 2 or more

 

"independent"

 

melodic lines

Term

 

If the answer begins

before the subject is concluded

an overlapping effect

called "stretto" results

Definition

Episode=

 

is a musical idea

separating one

theme from another

Term

 

Motet=

 

a religious or sacred work

Definition

Tone poem=

 

is a programmatic composition

Term

 

 

Sonata

Definition

is a work for instrument

with piano accompaniment

or piano alone.

 

usually 3 movements= fast, slow, fast

Term

 

 

Opera=

 

programatic composition

Definition

 

Violin=

 

is a 16th century instrument

Term

 

 

Mass

Definition

 

is a setting of 5

portions of the

solemn service of the

roman catholic church

Term

 

 

Recitative

Definition

 

in music, is a presentation

of narrative or descriptive detail

to broken chords of music

Term

 

 

Plainchant

Definition

 

refers to monophonic music

one vocal line

 

(Gregorian chant)

Term

 

Ballet=

 

an art form combining the

element of music

with those of the dance

Definition

Sousaphone=

 

is used in marching bands

Term

 

 

A good modern orchestra

 

has about 100 players

Definition

 

Horns had valves

 

about the mid- 19th century

Term

 

Harp=

 

seems to have an

ancient origin in

the near east

Definition

Grand staff=

 

in music is the combination of

treble staff and the bass staff

Term

 

Celesta=

 

looks like a miniature

upright piano &

is operated by a keyboard

Definition

one of the earliest "orchestra ensemble"

 

was established in Paris

 

by Jean Baptiste Lully

 

in the mid 17th century

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