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| the 4 main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and _____ |
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| the relative highness or lowness of a sound |
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| the ____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations |
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| the smaller the vibrating element, the ____ its pitch |
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| the distance in pitch between any 2 tones |
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| degrees of loudness and softness |
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| a gradual increase in loudness |
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| timbre is synonymous with |
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| symphonic bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they do not contain a ____ |
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| a thin piece of cane used by woodwind players |
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| the vibrations of brass instruments come from |
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| the only orchestral drums of definite pitch |
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| a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time |
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| the ordered flow of music through time/the arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music |
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| organization of beats into regular groups |
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| the first or stressed beat of a measure |
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| pitches are written on a set of 5 horizontal lines called ____ |
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| a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole |
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| a melodic phrase ending that sets up expectations for continuation |
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| combination of 3 or more tones sounded at once |
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| tonality is another term for |
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| the texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment |
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| when 2 or more melodic lines are performed simultaneously |
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| 1 main melody accompanied by chords |
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3 part form can be represented as
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Statement, Contrast, Return |
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| the renaissance may be described as an age of |
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curiosity
exploration
rebirth |
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| focused on human life & its accomplishments |
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| a virtual monopoly on learning during middle ages was held by |
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| the music the medieval monks sang |
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| what texture is gregorian chant |
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which is not true?
Knights were able to gain great reputations
1650 melodies have been preserved
Medieval jongleurs were ranked on a high social level
Middle ages had a regular meter |
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| medieval jongleurs were ranked on a high social level |
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| an estampie is a medieval |
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| medieval music that consists of gregorian chant & more melodic lines |
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| earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm |
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| texture of renaissance music |
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| unaccompanied choral music |
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| the movement in which the Catholic church sought to correct abuses within its structure |
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| an attempt was made to purify Catholic church music as a result of the _____ |
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| deliberations of the council of trent |
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| most popular instrument in the renaissance home |
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| everyone was a major baroque composer except ____ |
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| baroque musical composition usually expresses how many moods |
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| the sudden alternation from 1 dynamic level to another |
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| the main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ & _____ |
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| a piece that sounds fairly complete but is part of a larger composition |
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| the music director of a baroque court was usually not responsible for _____ |
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| publicity in reaching an audience |
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| to get a job, a musician had to ____ |
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| large group of players in a concerto grosso |
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| polyphonic composition based on 1 main theme |
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| presenting the subject of a fugue from right to left |
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| the text or book of a musical dramatic work |
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| a song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment |
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| the person who beats time and cues in musicians |
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Received highest fees
Combined lung power of man & woman
Had been castrated before puberty |
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| orpheus goes to hades in hopes of bringing ______ back to life |
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| the respect given to Henry Purcell is evidenced by his burial in _____ |
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| bach was recognized as the most eminent _____ of his day |
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| bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except |
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| an instrumental composition based on a chorale |
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| handel's messiah is an example of |
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| carl bach & ______ were 2 important preclassical composers |
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| an important factor in the rise of the middle class |
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| haydn's contract of employment considered that he was |
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| in the classical period, comic operas sometimes _____ |
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| ridiculed the aristocracy |
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| transitional passage that leads to a contrasting section |
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| short musical ideas or fragments of themes |
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| 3 main sections of a sonata form movement are followed by a ____ |
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| in many of Beethoven's works, there is a _____ movement instead of a minuet |
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| a brilliant solo section in a concerto designed to display the performer's virtuosity |
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| classical chamber music is designed for ____ |
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| the intimate setting of a small room |
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Mozart wrote in all musical forms
Mozart's trips enabled him to study
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| In his later years, Mozart was financially well off |
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| mozart composed his requiem on ____ |
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| commission from a stranger |
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| we have a record of beethoven's struggle with music because ____ |
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| he carried musical sketchbooks |
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| drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer |
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| the deliberate intent to draw creative inspiration from the composer's own homeland |
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| 1 of the few composers fortunate enough to be supported by private patrons |
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| an art song is a musical composition for |
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| when the same music is repeated for each stanza of a poem |
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| when a composer writes new music for each stanza of a poem |
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| the Erlking is a romantic personification of _____ |
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The daughter of Schumann's piano teacher
A virtuoso pianist
Schumann's wife |
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| most of chopin's pieces are ____ |
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| a slow, lyrical composition for piano that's associated with night time |
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| mendelssohn is known as the man who rekindled an interest in the music of ____ |
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| music associated with a story, poem, or scene |
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| non-program music is also known as ____ |
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| the contrasting episodes of berlioz's fantastic symphony are unified by ______ |
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| smetana composed a musical work depicting bohemia's main river called _____ |
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| who began to study music theory at the age of 21 |
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| the most famous riot in music history occured at the first performance of ____ |
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| igor stravinsky's The Rite of Spring |
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| a rapid slide up or down a scale |
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| striking a group of adjacent keys on a piano |
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| the most important impressionist composer |
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| the deliberate evocation of primitive power through rhythms |
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| an eerily expressive kind of declamation midway between song & speech |
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