Exam 1 Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
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Crescendo
A
Gradually gets louder
2
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Decrescendo
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Gradually gets softer
3
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Forte
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Loud
4
Q
Piano
A
Soft
5
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Mezzo
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Medium
6
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Dynamics
A
Degrees of soft and loud
7
Q
Chord
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Several sounds played at once
8
Q
Triad
A
Three notes
9
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Melody
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Prominent sound heard
10
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Harmony
A
Background sound heard
11
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Dissonance
A
Musical tension
12
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Consonance
A
Musical resolution
13
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Rhythm
A
Internal beat of music
14
Q
Allegro
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Fast
15
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Adagio
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Slow
16
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Andante
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Walking tempo
17
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Presto
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Very fast
18
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Major
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Pleasant
19
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Minor
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Not so pleasant
20
Q
List the strings
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Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass
21
Q
Violin is
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High
22
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Viola is
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Middle
23
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Cello is
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Low
24
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String Bass is
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Lowest
25
Name the double reeds
Obe (highest)
English Horn (middle)
Bassoon (low)
26
Name the single reeds
E flat Clarinet (high)
Clarinet (middle)
Bass Clarinet (low)
27
Other Woodwinds (Brass)
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Piccolo (highest)
Flute (high)
Trumpet (high)
Horn (middle)
Trombone (low)
Tuba (lowest)
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Other Woodwinds (Percussion)
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Timpani
Bass Drum
Xylophone
Harp
Cymbals
Snare Drum
Triangle
Tambourine
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29
Who composed the funeral March which was dedicated to Richard?
Edvard Grieg
30
Which brass instrument has been relatively unchanged since 1511?
Trombone
31
Name one of the two movement by Lincoln Posy
Ruffled Park Poachers
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As a general role, which instruments are sounding the most to least?
Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
33
Name one of the two movements in Orchestra with Voices
Lacrimosa
34
What was composed by Nicolas Rimsky Korsakov?
Scheherazade
35
6 Elements of Music
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Melody
Harmony
Rhythm
Form
Texture
Expression
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36
What is a phrase and a cadence?
Just as a sentence can be divided into its component units or phrases, so can a melody.
A phrase in music, as in language, denotes a unit of meaning within a larger structure. The phrase ends in a resting place, or cadence, which produces a sentence.
The cadence is where a singer or instrumental pauses to draw a breath.
37
What is style?
Style.may be defined as the characteristic way an artwork is presented. Style is made up of pitch, time, timbre, and expression, creating a sound that each culture recognizes as its own.
