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| relative position (high or low) of a music sound |
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| when a pitch is duplicated 8 notes apart |
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| what high pitch instruments follow |
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| what lower instruments follow |
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| lower the pitch by half a step |
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| distance between 2 pitches |
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| difference between minor/major and chromatic scale |
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chromatic-12
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| last weakest beat of a measure |
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| top number of time signature means? |
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| number of beats per measure |
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tuneful and singable
almost all adjacent pitches
recognizable melody |
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| unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own |
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| Bach and Handel's birth year |
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| AABB, typical form of Baroque dances |
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| Reason for Handel's emigrating from germany to london? |
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| make money producing italian opera |
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| serious opera, glorifies royalty, myths, nobility and tells of tragedies and the gods |
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| purposes, location, subject and length of operaof |
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| entertainment, theatre, myths, 2-3 hrs |
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| purpose, location, subject and length of oratorio |
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| sacred entertainment, theatre/concert hall/church, biblical characters, 2-3 hrs. |
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| served as narrator, voice of he people, commenting on actions |
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| 3 divisions of Handel's Messiah |
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Prophecy of Jesus' coming and incarnation
Resurrection and triumph of gospel
Refelctions of christian victory over death |
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| 5 main genres of Mozart's day |
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| symphony, string cortet, sonata, concerto, opera |
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| Tempos of 4 symphony movements |
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| 4 instruments in a string quartet |
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| 1st and 2nd violin, viola, cello |
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| form of a classical concerto |
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| Master of classical opera and vocal ensemble |
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| Mozarts secret to success |
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| instinct for effectiveness, quick changes, quick exchange of musical dialogue |
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| density/arrangement of artistic elements |
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| primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that flesh out harmony and provide contrast |
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| 2 or more simultaneous lines of independent melody |
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| relation between counterpoint and polyphony |
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| both have 2 or more opposing lines |
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| arrangement of musical elements |
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| Origin of the word baroque; misshapen ornamental pearl |
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1. all parts sung (mainly soloists)
2. major roles go to the best singers
3. star singers receive and demand appearance fees |
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| something to be recited; lacks perceptible beat and rhythm |
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| friendly contest between soloist and orchestra |
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| only 1 soloist confront orchestra |
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| most famous baroque composer |
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| repetition of a musical motive at a successively higher or lower degree of the scales |
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| small group of soloists performing against orchestra as a unit |
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| time period, social class, countries |
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| repertoire of songs for solo singer w/lyrics treating lifes disappointments |
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| 4 instruments of early Appalachian ballads |
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| banjo, american fiddle, autharp, fretted dulicimer, |
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| what instrument replaced the early Appalachian instruments |
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| Carter family names and roles |
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A. P. – vocals and guitar
Sara – vocals and autoharp
Maybelle – guitar |
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| background of people who made country music |
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| genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century |
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| music with a syncopated melody |
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| who created symphonic jazz |
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| pieces that exemplify symphonic jazz |
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An American In Paris
Rhapsody in Blue |
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| Reason for the creation of bebop |
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| young people wanted to expand jazz's creative possibilites and go beyond a dance style to make a style that demanded close listening |
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| Wynston Marsalis' promotion of jazz music |
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released an educational series about jazz in 1995
taught 12 rules of practice in schools |
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| Renaissance involved a renewed interest in |
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| Greek/Roman cultures, literature, poetry, the arts |
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| Where did the renaissance begin |
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| What is a renaissance Motet |
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| composition for choir setting latin text on a sacred text |
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| Order of voices in "Ave Maria" |
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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Create pneumonic device for letters SATB |
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| means "in the chapel" and only uses voice |
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| Purpose of Counter Reformation |
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| promote a conservative and austere approach to art |
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| Palestrina's role in the Counter reformation |
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| Showed that text could be understood in polychromatic composition |
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| word painting song on a chromatic scale meant for entertainent |
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| 1460 invention that hepled printing and distributing music |
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| printing by movable type around |
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