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Test 1
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Music
Undergraduate 1
01/17/2013

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Sound
Definition
Begins with vibration of an object.
Term
Four things you need to identify:
Definition
Pitch, Dynamics, Texture, and Meter.
Term
Pitch
Definition
Highness or lowness.
Hz.
Term
Tone
Definition
A sound that has a definite pitch.
Term
Interval
Definition
The distance between pitch of two notes.
Term
Pitch Range
Definition
Distance between lowest and highest notes
Term
Dynamics
Definition
Degrees of loudness or softness in music.
Term
Accent
Definition
Emphasis on specific notes.
Term
Piano
Definition
Soft
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Forte
Definition
Loud
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Mezzo
Definition
Moderately, used in the middle between soft and loud.
Ex: Mezzo piano - Moderately soft, louder than piano but softer than mezzo forte, which is also softer that forte.
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Issimo
Definition
Used to denotate the ends of the dynamic spectrum, the softest is pianissimo, the loudest is fortissimo
Term
Decresendo
Definition
Gradually softer
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Cresendo
Definition
Gradually louder
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Tone Color
Definition
How a specific instrument sounds.
Why a flute playing A# sounds different from a cello playing A#
Term
Soprano
Definition
Highest pitch
Term
Alto
Definition
Second highest pitch
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Tenor
Definition
Second lowest pitch
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Bass
Definition
Lowest pitch
Term
Improvisation
Definition
Music created on the spot.
Term
Register
Definition
Part of the total range
Term
Pizzicato
Definition
Plucking the string of a generally bowed instrument
Term
Double Stop
Definition
Playing two strings at once.
Term
Vibrato
Definition
Vibrating the strings to provide emotion and character in playing.
Term
Tremolo
Definition
Creating a background noise by bowing the strings incredibly quickly back and forth.
Term
Rhythm
Definition
Flow of music over time
Term
Beat
Definition
Regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.
Term
Meter
Definition
Grouping beats into one constant unchanging pattern
Term
Tempo
Definition
The speed of the beat
Term
Adagio
Definition
Slow Beat
Term
Andante
Definition
Moderately slow beat
Term
Allegro
Definition
Fast beat
Term
Vivace
Definition
Lively beat
Term
Accelerando
Definition
Increasing tempo
Term
Ritardando
Definition
Retarded tempo
(decreasing tempo)
Term
Melody
Definition
Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.
Term
Steps
Definition
Small intervals of which melodies move.
Term
Climax
Definition
Emotional focal point of a music piece.
Term
Legato
Definition
A melody sung, or played in a smooth, connected style.
Term
Staccato
Definition
A melody performed in a short, choppy, and detached sounding manner.
Term
Phases
Definition
Shorter parts that make up melodies. Short units with similar pitch and rhythm patterns that help unify the melody.
Term
Sequence
Definition
A repetition of a melody at a higher or lower pitch.
Term
Cadence
Definition
End of a phase.
Term
Musical texture
Definition
How many layers of sound we hear at once.
Term
Monophonic
Definition
Hearing only one melody, without harmony or any kind of sound to keep rhythm
Term
Polyphonic
Definition
"Many sounds", Several melodies compete in line for attention.
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