Music Memory Vocabulary Flashcards
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2/2 time or 2/2 meter
simple meter (the half note beat is evenly divided into two quarter notes), in
which there are two beats per measure and a half note gets one beat.
2/4 time or 2/4 meter:
simple meter (the quarter note beat is evenly divided into two eighth notes), in
which there are two beats per measure and a quarter note gets one beat.
3/4 time or 3/4 meter:
simple meter (the quarter note beat is evenly divided into two eighth notes), in
which there are three beats per measure and a quarter note gets one beat.
60 Minutes:
an American television news program broadcast on CBS since 1968.
A A B B form:
a form consisting of two sections, both of which repeat.
A B A form:
a form consisting of three sections, in which the third section is a repeat of the first.
A cappella:
performed without accompaniment.
A tempo:
return to the original tempo.
Accelerando (accel.):
gradually faster (accelerating).
Accent:
indicates that a note should be played or sung with more emphasis than the other notes.
Alto:
low female singing voice, abbreviated “A.”
Allegretto:
a tempo mark that indicates that the music is moderately fast.
Andante:
a tempo mark that indicates that the music is moderately slow: at a walking pace.
Arco:
a type of articulation that indicates that the strings of a stringed instrument are to be played with
a bow.
Argentina:
a large country in southeaster South America. Its capital city is Buenos Aires.
Chester A. Arthur (1829‐1886):
21st U.S. President, who asked Sousa to write music to replace “Hail to
the Chief.”
Articulation:
the way the notes are played.
Badinerie:
“jesting” in French (= scherzo or “joke” in Italian). Badinerie in music: a name given in the
18th century to a type of quick, light movement in a suite.
Ballet:
a story told through music and dancing, performed on a stage with costumes, sets, and lighting.
Band:
a group of musicians who play woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.
Bass:
low male singing voice, abbreviated “B.”
Bass clef (“F clef”):
a musical symbol that indicates F below middle C (line 4 on the staff). Instruments
that use the bass clef include cello, double bass, bassoon, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba,
timpani, bass guitar, piano, and harp, as well as baritone and bass voices.
David Belasco:
American playwright who created a play from the short story, “Madame Butterfly,”
which was the basis for Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly.
Break strain:
a short introduction to the march’s third section, which is called the Trio.
