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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 3 main elements of music?

A

Melody, harmony, rhythm

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2
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What are the 7 elements that make up music?

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Melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, tone color, form, dynamics

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3
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The tune of music, organized musical line

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Melody

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4
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Highness and lowness of sound

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Pitch

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5
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The way the melody moves from note to note

A

Melodic motion

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6
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Smaller sections of music that makes up melodies

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Phrases

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7
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Moments at the ends of phrases where a melody pauses or stops altogether

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Phrases

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8
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Defines the loudness or softness of a musical stand

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Dynamics

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9
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5 parallel lines where notes are placed

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Staff

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10
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Represents individual pitch or rhythm

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Notes

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11
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Symbol placed on beginning of staff to establish pitch point of reference

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Clef

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12
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Set of pitches in sequence

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Scale

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13
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Distance/ difference between two pitches

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Interval

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14
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Sharp, flat, natural

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Accidentals

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15
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Primary pulse in music

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Beat

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16
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Melody is offset from the beat

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Syncopation

17
Q

Number of beats per measure

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Meter

18
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Speed of the beat

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Tempo

19
Q

Fast tempo

A

Allegro

20
Q

Walking tempo

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Adante

21
Q

Slower tempo

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Adagio

22
Q

Slow tempo

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Largo

23
Q

Accompanies melody

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Harmony

24
Q

Changing key within 1 piece of music; can change the mood in music

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Modulation

25
Q

Organization of music

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Form

26
Q

Part A and part B

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Binary form

27
Q

Tune is repeated, but modified

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Themes and variations form

28
Q

What are the 5 principle families of instruments?

A

Strings, brass, percussion, woodwinds, keyboard

29
Q

Distinctive sound of an instrument or voice

A

Tone color

30
Q

Single music line without accompaniment

A

Monophony

31
Q

Combination of 2 or more individual melody lines simultaneously

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Polyphony

32
Q

Melody with a supporting accompaniment

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Homophony

33
Q

Harmonious opposition of 2 or more independent musical lines

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Counterpoint

34
Q

General surface sound produced by the interactions of elements of music; differentiates music

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Style

35
Q

Who created “Water Music”?

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George Frideric Handel

36
Q

Why was Water Music created?

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In response to King George I request for a concert on the river of Thames

37
Q

When was Water Music Created?

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Baroque Period (July 17, 1717)

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