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Undergraduate 1
09/09/2012

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melody
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a single line of notes

 

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rhythm
Definition
ordering of music through time
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harmony
Definition
sound created by many voices and/or instruments
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texture
Definition
number andrelationship of musical lines and voices
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timbre
Definition
character of sound
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dynamics
Definition
voulume of music
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form
Definition
structure of musical work
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genre
Definition
category of a given work
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phrase
Definition
series of notes that are complete even out of song
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candence
Definition
a stop
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conjunct motion
Definition
notes very close to each other
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disjunct motion
Definition
large leaps
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scale
Definition
 series of notes that move stepwise and converse a complete span
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major mode
Definition
happy/us anthem
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minor mode
Definition
sad/ dido lament
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meter
Definition
recurring pattern
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chord
Definition
three or more tones simutaneously
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monophonic
Definition
one voice
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polyphonic
Definition
two or more independent voices
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homophonic
Definition
parts move together rather than independently
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hildegard
Definition
play of virtues
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josquin
Definition
the cricket
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byrd 
Definition
sing joyfully
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purcell
Definition
dido and auneas
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play of virtues-genre, texture, rhythm and time
Definition
plainchant, monophonic, free rhythm in middle ages
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the cricket-texture, form, time
Definition
polyphonic, ternary, renassaince
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sing joyfully-genre, texture, time
Definition
anthem, polyphonic, renassaince
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dido and auneus- genre, texture, time
Definition
opera, homophonic, baroque
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melismatic
Definition
many notes per syllable
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syllabic-composer
Definition
one note per syllable, hildegard
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medieval modes-composer
Definition
gregorian chant, hildegard
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counterpoint-composer
Definition
compositional technique of writing polyphonic, josquin
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word-painting-composer
Definition
use of music to depict specific words/ideas in text , josquin
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motet-composer
Definition
highly varied musical compositions, byrd
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elided cadence-composer
Definition
concluding one part and starting another, byrd
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basso continuo-composer
Definition
continuos bass, purcell
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french overture- composer
Definition
 gets audience attention, instrumental, purcell
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recitative-composer
Definition
move story along, purcell
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ostinato-composer
Definition
phrase repeated in same voice, hildegard
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aria-composer
Definition
establish feeling, hildegard
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ground bass- composer
Definition
bass line repeated over and over, purcell
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