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Fine Arts: Unti 2 Music and Dance Flashcards

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Art Song 1

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Song that is written to capture the essence of a scene, paint a picture by sound, and help the listener create a visual image

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Mass 2

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The liturgy of the Roman Catholic Eucharist. In music, a mass is a choral setting of the Mass that contains five sections: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Angus Dei

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Cantata 3

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A composition in several movements for orchestra and chorus often when a sacred text, and utilizing recitatives, arias, and choruses.

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Motet 4

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A polyphonic composition for choir based on a sacred Latin text and typically sung without accompaniment

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Opera 5

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A theatrical presentation with drama set to music

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Grand Opera 6

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Also called Opera Seria (serious opera) grand in scale and tragic in tone. Highly stylized treatment of heroic subjects such as gods and heroes.

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Opera Buffa 7

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Comic opera that usually does not have a spoken dialogue and typically uses satire to treat a serious topic with humors

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Oratorio 8

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A semi-dramatic work, without acting, scenery or costumes, often on a religious theme, for orchestra, choir and soloists

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Concert Overture 9

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An independent composition for orchestra in one movement, typically in sonata form and from the Romantic period

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Concerto 10

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An extended composition for orchestra and one or more soloists, typically in three movements, fast-slow-fast

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Solo 11

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Music written for one musician, with or without accompaniment

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Duet 12

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Music written for two musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Trio 13

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Music written for three musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Quartet 14

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Music written for four musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Quintet 15

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Music written for five musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Sextet 16

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Music written for six musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Septet 17

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Music written for seven musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Octet 18

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Music written for eight musicians, with or without accompaniment

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Ensemble 19

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Any arrangement of musicians usually more than four

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Orchestra 20

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A large instrumental ensemble divided into sections such as strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. In theatre, the section of seats on the ground floor of the auditorium directly in front of the stage

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Sonata 21

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An instrumental piece, usually in three or four movements and usually for one or two players

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Suite 22

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An instrumental composition, typically in two parts arising from the Baroque period and comprising a set of dance-inspired movements written in the same key but differing in tempo, meter, and character

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Symphony 23

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An extended musical composition for orchestra usually consisting of three or four movements

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Fugue 24

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A polyphonic composition in which a theme or themes are stated successively in all voices

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Theme 25

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The dominant idea of a work of art, music, film, dance, and literature. In music, a principal melodic phrase in a composition

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Sound 26

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Vibrations that travel through the atmosphere and cause the eardrum to vibrate

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Pitch 27

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The highness or lowness of the sound. Short wavelengths create a higher pitch; whereas, long wavelengths create lower ones

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Dynamics 28

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The loudness of the sound. Pianissimo- very soft: Piano- Soft: Mezzo-piano- moderately soft: Mezzo-forte- moderately loud: Fortissimo- Very Loud!

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Tone color 29

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The timbre of a voice or instrument

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Timbre 30

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The quality of a tone that distinguishes it from other tones of the same pitch

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Duration 31

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How many beats the pitch or note is being held

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Beat 32

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Equal parts into which the measure is divided

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Measure 33

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On written music, a measure is the distance between two bar lines

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Bar line 34

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On written music, a vertical line that lies perpendicular to the staff or grand staff

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Staff 35

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Five horizontal, parallel lines

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Grand Staff 36

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Two sets of five horizontal, parallel lines, connect by a Grand Bar Line, with the upper staff usually being treble clef and the bottom staff being bass clef

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Meter 37

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The regular succession of rhythmical impulses or beats

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Rhythm 38

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The relationship, either of time or space, between recurring elements of a composition. The regular or ordered repetition of dominant and subordinate elements or units with a design or composition

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Tempo 39

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The slowness or fastness of the rhythm

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Melody 40

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The succession of recognizable tones that create a whole

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Harmony 41

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The arrangement and progression of chords

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Texture 42

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The melodic and harmonic characteristics of a composition

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Theory 43

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The scientific study of music, including aspects of physics of sound, chord progressions, and note development

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Form and Analysis 44

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The study of the overall development of a piece of music: identifying which phrases repeat, and which phrases are new and all combinations within the piece of music

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Baroque 45

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A diverse artistic style taking place from the late 16th Century to the early 18th Century marked typically by complexity,elaborate form, and appeal to the emotions

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Classical 46

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Adhering to traditional standards. In music, classical refers to a style of the 18th Century that adhered to classical standards but had no known classical antecedents

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Romantic 47

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A philosophy as well as a style in all the arts and literature, dating to the late 18th through 19th centuries. Sought to reflect great diversity.

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Contemporary 48

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Music that reflects the style of the day

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March 49

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Music that has a definite 2-beat feel and was first written for military purposes

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Reggae 50

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A Caribbean Island feel that reflects the laid-back lifestyle those residents. Bobby Farin

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Rock 51

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Elvis Presley, King of Rock and Roll- a strong, heavy drum beat that establishes the rhythmic feel with heavy guitar and piano providing the melody and harmony

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Rhythm and Blues 52

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Written to fully express the restrained emotions of the slaves and former slaves developing in the Mississippi Delta

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Rap 53

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A highly vocalized, automatonic, rhythmic beat that expresses the artist’s emotions usually of hatred and violence

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Gospel 54

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A sacred style of music that developed by African-Americans and was a spin-off of Rhythm and Blue

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Musical 55

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Similar to an Opera but includes folk-music or music specifically written to carry the story

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Prima Donna 56

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The primary female singer in an opera or musical

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Dance terms

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Ballet 57

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A “Classical” or formal tradition resting heavily on a set of prescribed movements, actions, and positions

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Prima Ballerina 58

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The primary female dancer in a ballet

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Modern Dance 59

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A form of concert dance relying on emotional use of the body, as opposed to formalized or conventional movement such as ballet, and stressing human emotion and the human condition

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Ritual Dance 60

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A group of dances that perform some religious, moral, or ethical purpose in a society

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Folk Dance 61

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A body or group of dances performed to traditional music that is stylistically identifiable with a specific culture, for which it serves as a necessary or informative part

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Jazz Dance 62

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A form arising partly from African dance customs, and with a strong improvisational nature, that developed into American social and entertainment dances

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Ballroom Dance 63

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A series of dances that have a prescribed style and set of steps that must be followed closely to express the customs of a particular country. Many ballroom dances have derived from a Latin American country.

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Line 64

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When dancers stand in a straight line and perform high kicks and alternate moves to follow a domino pattern

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Form 65

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When a series of motions are repeated to reiterate or capture a particular expression or mood

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Repetition 66

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Reiteration of elements in a work so as to create a sense of unity

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Mime 67

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In theatre, a type of Greek and Roman farce; or a performance using only body movements and gestures, without the use of words. In dance or theatre, actions that imitate human or animal movements

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Pantomime 68

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In dance, it is the transmission of emotions and meaning through gesture

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Mise-en-scene 69

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The complete visual environment of the production, including scenery, lighting, properties, costumes, and physical structure of the theatre

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Sign language 70

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Using the hands and body to communicate, express, and translate thoughts and emotions

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Reaction 71

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How the audience responds to what they have heard and/or seen

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