Main Vocab

Question 1

Conjunct Motion

Answer 1

Movement of pitches by step

Question 2

Disjunct Motion

Answer 2

Movement of pitches by leap

Question 3

Concert

Answer 3

A public performance of music before an audience

Question 4

Recital

Answer 4

A solo performance of music before an audience

Question 5

Accompaniment

Answer 5

Background music that supports the primary musical line

Question 6

Song

Answer 6

A vocal line with text, most often with accompaniment

Question 7

Composer

Answer 7

Someone who writes (composes) music

Question 8

Performer

Answer 8

Someone who performs music on a instrument

Question 9

Instrumentation

Answer 9

The instruments used in a given musical work

Question 10

Timbre

Answer 10

The characteristic sound or color of a particular instrument (also known as tone color)

Question 11

Voices

Answer 11

Male or Female?

Question 12

Melody

Answer 12

A coherent musical line of pitches, often the primary focus in a musical work

Question 13

Singer/Songwriter

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A person who both composes and performs there music

Question 14

Range

Answer 14

The distance between the highest and lowest pitches of an instrument or melody

Question 15

Harmony

Answer 15

How notes sound together at the same time

Question 16

Orchestra

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A group of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments playing together

Question 17

Texture

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The # of musical lines in a musical work

Question 18

Monophony

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A single melodic line (monophonic texture)

Question 19

Homophony

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A single melodic line with accompaniment (homophonic texture)

Question 20

Polyphony

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Multiple melodic lines that are equally prominent (polyphonic texture)

Question 21

Form

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The overall shape of a musical composition; a recognizable pattern

Question 22

Refrain

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Text and music that is repeated at regular intervals in a larger form

Question 23

Imitation

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The statement of the melody in two or more instruments in succession (Texture = Imitative Polyphony)

Question 24

Canon

Answer 24

Imitation of melody at different pitches

Question 25

Round

Answer 25

A perpetual canon using the same melody

Question 26

Repetition

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Repeating a musical idea multiple times in a single work

Question 27

Verse - Refrain Form

Answer 27

A pattern of alternating between the verse and refrain (chorus) in a musical work

Question 28

Verse

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A set of poetic lines set to music

Question 29

Bridge

Answer 29

A connecting passage of music

Question 30

Rhythm

Answer 30

A pattern of musical attacks

Question 31

Movement

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A self-contained section of a larger work

Question 32

Symphony

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A multi-movement (usually 4) work for orchestra

Question 33

Ternary Form

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A three-part form where the first part returns (ex: ABA or ABA')

Question 34

Binary Form

Answer 34

A two-part form, sometimes with sections immediately repeated (ex: AB AABB)