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Rock to Bach
Test 1
24
Music
Undergraduate 1
02/04/2009

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Term
pulse
Definition
beat
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bar
Definition
grouping: duple or triple (strong weak or strong weak weak)
Term
phrase
Definition
cohesive pattern in groups of bars
ex. 4 bar phrase
Term
cadence
Definition
resting place
weak or strong
Term
Bourgeois Blues
Definition
12 bar blues (4+4+4)(duple bc groups of 2)
2 weak cadences followed by a strong
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Pitch organization
Definition
horizontal:melody
Vertical: harmony
Term
Melody
Definition
interval btwn 2 notes
octave: upper duplicates lower pitches
scale: fill notes in an octave determined by key
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Melody Range
Definition
small or large
conjunct:(by steps) disjunct: (by skips)
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harmony
Definition
simultaneous
interval: 2 pitches together (chord)
Term
chord
1-3-5
Definition
tonic (I)
Term
Chord
4-6-8
Definition
subdominate (IV)
Term
Chord
5-7-2
Definition
Dominate (V)
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Duration
Definition
time
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Loudness
Definition
intensity/ dynamics
tone quality (timbre)
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texture
Definition
thick v. thin
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monophonic
Definition
one line melody only
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homophonic
Definition
moldy + chords
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polyphonic
Definition
many melodies, individual and equal
ex. row row row your boat
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Forward Energy
Definition
musical motion
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form
Definition
shape or structure of hte music
Term
timbre
Definition
instruments
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IESD/M
Definition
intellectual, emotional, sexual, dance/ movement
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Tin Pan Alley 1890-1950 NYC
Definition
all major pub. houses; home of pop
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Tin pan alley song
Definition
verse/chorus format
chorus refrain song 32 bars w/4 equal phrases AABA
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