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European Composers Test 1
Music Terms Georgia Tech Study Abroad
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Music
Undergraduate 2
05/18/2010

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meter

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organization of rhythm in time; grouping of beats into larger, regular patterns

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harmony

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simultaneous sounding of notes to form chords and the progression from one chord to the next

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cadence

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resting place in a musical phrase (musical punctuation)

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conjunct motion

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smooth, connected melody that moves by small intervals

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countermelody

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accompanying melody sounded against the principal melody

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beat

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basic unit of length in musical time

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disjunct motion

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broken melody that moves by large intervals

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syncopation

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deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accentuation

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range

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distance between lowest and highest tones of a melody, an instrument, or a voice

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tonic

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home base around which the other notes gravitate

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diatonic

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melody or harmony built from the seven tones of a major or minor scale; encompasses patterns of seven whole and semi tones

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phrase

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musical unit, often a component of a melody

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timbre

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particular sound of a musical instrument or voice

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tonality

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principal organization around a central tone

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frequency

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rate of vibration of a string or column of air which determines pitch

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measure

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rhythmic group of metrical units that contains a fixed number of beats

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motive

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short melodic idea, the smallest fragment of a theme

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ostinato

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short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a work

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melody

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succession of single tones or pitches perceived by the mind as unity

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Renaissance
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1450-1600
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Baroque
Definition
1600-1750
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Classical
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1750-1825
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Romantic
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1820-1900
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Post-Romantic/Impressionist
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1890-1915
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Modern
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1900-...
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