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interval |
the distance between two pitches (octave, perfect 5th, major6th, minor 3rd, etc…) |
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octave |
the distance between one musical pitch and another with half ordouble its frequency (e.g. CDEFGABC) – same note different frequency. |
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Timbre (tone color) |
the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishesdifferent types of sound production such as voices or musical instruments. |
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meter |
(duple, triple) |
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Syncopation |
involves a variety of rhythms which are in some way un expected. Toaccent a beat that is not normally accented. off-beat. |
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Tempo |
Indicates how fast or slow a piece of music is played = Speed |
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tune |
a melody that is easy to recognize, memorize and sing. |
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sequence |
a melodic phrase that is repeated at different levels of pitch. |
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cadence (incomplete and complete) |
a point of arrival signaling the end of a musical unit. |
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Monophony |
one melody by itself |
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Polyphony |
two or more melodies at the same time of equal importance. |
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Homophony |
one melody with harmonic support (chordal accompaniment) |
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diatonic scale |
a seven note scale (the eighthnote is the octave). major and minor scales are diatonic. |
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chromatic scale |
twelve note scale. |
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tonic |
the main note a scale |
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chord |
three or more notes played together |
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consonance |
stable sound, at rest, resolved, pleasing to the ear |
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dissonance |
unstable sound, not at rest, needs resolution, not pleasing to the ear(subjectively speaking) |
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Gregorian chant (plainchant) |
Monophonic texture. Melodies set to Latin text. The official music of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Syllabic |
one note per syllable |
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Melismatic |
more than one note per syllable |
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organum |
earliest form of polyphonic music |
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a cappella |
vocal music without instrumental accompaniment. |
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madrigal |
secular song introduced in Italy that became popular in England. Polyphonic, a cappella, and uses word painting. |
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word painting |
musical representation of specific poetic images. |
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Lute |
Plucked string instrument (similar to the guitar). Dominating chordalinstrument of the Renaissance. |
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Medieval Music |
(Middle Ages) (500-1425) |
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Renaissance Music |
(1425-1600) |