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1. relationship between music and time
2. a specific rhythmic pattern |
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| systematic arrangement (3/4, 4/4, for example) |
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| the rate of speed at which a piece is played |
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| tone created by the frequency of vibration within a vibrating body |
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| a succession of mulitple pitches |
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| a melody that moves in gradual or stepwise motion |
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| a melody that moves in skips |
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| simultaneous sounding of multiple pitches |
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| structure and relation of chords and melody |
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tone color or character
In other words, if a flute plays a note, and then an oboe plays the same note, for the same length of time, at the same loudness, you can still easily distinguish between the two sounds, because a flute sounds different from an oboe. This difference is in the timbre of the sounds.
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| how musical lines relate to one and other |
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texture
one line predominates |
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texture
multiple interpretations of the same melody |
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texture
when two or more voices inteact, call and response |
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texture
two or more independent lines |
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| organizational structure in a piece of music |
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| the arrangement of musical instruments |
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