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| highness or lowness of a sound |
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| organization of rhythm into patterns fo strong and weak beats |
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| occurrence of accents on weak beats, or between beats |
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| Rate of speed at which a musical piece is performed |
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| arrangement of time in music |
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| meaningful succession of pitches |
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| melody that recurs throughout a section, a movement or an entire composition |
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| ascending or descending pattern of half steps,whole steps or both |
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| passive sounds that seems to be at rest |
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| manner in which melodic lines are used in music |
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| one unaccompanied melodic line |
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| melodic line accompanied by chordal harmony |
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| combo of two or more simultaneous melodic lines |
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| simultaneous sounding of two or more different tones conceived as a unit |
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| Melody performed by two or more voices entering at different times |
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| meaningful combo of three or more tones |
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| characteristic quality of the sound of a voice or instrument |
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| multimovement orchestral form |
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| multimovement work for orchestra and an instrument solo |
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| section of a complete work that has its own formal design and a degree or independence but is conceived as a part of the whole; usually seperated from other movements by a pause |
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| music for a small instrumental ensemble with one instrument per line of music |
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| process of simultaneously composing and performing music |
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| restrainged, objective style of art. Spelled with a capital letter, classical refers to Wester music characteristic of the period from about 1750-1825 |
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| emotional, subjective style of art |
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| term for roman catholic plainchant since the 6th century |
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roman catholic worship service |
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| unaccompanied group singing |
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| secular song introduced in Italy that becomes popular in englad as well. Polphonic in texture and expressive in mood |
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| end-blown wind instrument |
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| 15th/16th centuries and instrumental composition to be sounded on instruments rather than sung |
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multimovement dramatic vocal work on a religious subject, performed in concert style |
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| multimovement dramatic vocal work on a religious or secular subject, performed in concert style, shorter than an oratorio |
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| basic rhythmic pulse of music |
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| speech like setting of a text, with homophonic accompaniment by a keyboard or and orchestra |
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| dramatic vocal form blending visual, literacy, and musical arts, in which all dialogue is sung |
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| collection of stylized dance pieces for keyboard or an orchestral piece consisting of selections from a dramatic work or dance |
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| First movement form. three sections exposition, development, and recapitulation- from a ternary design |
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| chamber ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello |
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| introductory orchestral piece |
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| instrument to measure tempo |
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| short melodic phrase that may be effectively developed |
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| multimovement orchestral work whose form is based on programmatic concepts |
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| songlike vocal piece, musically expressive, with orchestral accompaniment; generally homophonic texture |
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