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49 Cards in this Set
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The higher the vibration the higher the note. (T/F)
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True
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Polyrhythm
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--use of several rhythmic patterns @ same time
--common in 20th century |
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Which note of a scale is the most important?
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Tonic / 1st base
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Monophonic
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Single-line without accompaniment
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Homophonic
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Melody and accompanying harmony
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Contrapuntal
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Texture employing counterpoint, or two or more melodic lines
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What are the four main vocal ranges?
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--Soprano
--Alto --Tenor --Bass |
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Which is bigger, the chorus or the choir?
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Chorus
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In the Middle ages, secular music was most important. (T/F)
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False; Church music was most important
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Who was the first composer to specify instruments and dynamics in music?
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Giovanni Gabrieli
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What type of music was popular in the Rennisance era?
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Polyphonic music
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In Western music, how many steps are used?
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12 steps
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What is the smallest interval?
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Half-step
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Modulation
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Changing from one key to another
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Figured bass
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The composer puts a numeral above or below the bass note, indicating the chord required (part of basso continuo)
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What two instruments were used for basso continuo?
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Cello or bassoon
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What tonality was used in the Baroque era?
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Major / minor
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Who was the first master of opera?
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Monteverdi
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What is the name of Vivaldi's four violin concertos?
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Four Seasons
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What type of music was most important in the Classical era?
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Symphony
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How many movements in a Classical symphony?
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4; fast, slow, moderate, fast
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What was at the heart of the orchestra in the Classical era?
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Strings
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1st movement of a Classical symphony
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Sonata-allegro
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2nd movement of a Classical symphony
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Slow movement
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3rd movement of a Classical symphony
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Minuet and trio
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4th movement of a Classical symphony
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(the finale) Rondo
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What terrible thing happened to Beethoven?
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He went deaf
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Who invented the modern piano style?
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Chopin
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When did impressionism occur?
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End of Romantic era and into the 20th century
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What did Franz Schubert mostly write?
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Leiders
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Four short lyric piano pieces
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--Prelude
--Intermezzo (interlude) --Impromptu (spur of moment) --Nocturne (a night piece) |
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What was the name of the 4 opera song cycle Richard Wagner wrote?
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Ring of Niblung
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Atonality
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Moves from one level of dissonance to another w/o relaxiation
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Polytonality
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--Using 2 or more keys @ same time
--20th century |
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Twelve tones
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--aka serialism
--tone row |
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Tone row
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--Twelve chromatic tones
--Unifying idea for a composition |
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Forms of the tone row
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--Transposed
--Inversion --Retrograde --Retrograde inversion |
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Emancipation of Dissonance
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Freeing it from the obligation to resolve to consonance
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What song produced a riot @ the end of its premire?
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Igor Stravansky's "Rite of Spring"
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Who invented the 12 tone system?
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Schoenberg
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Why did Bela Bartok name his last piece "Concerto for Orchestra"?
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He wrote solos for every instrument in the orchestra
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When Bela Bartok fled Hungary, where did he go?
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New York City
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What genre was "Billy the Kid"?
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Orchestral suite from a ballet
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What were the popular styles in the 20th century?
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--Ragtime
--Blues --Early Jazz |
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Who is the King of Ragtime?
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Scott Joplin
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Where were musicals invented?
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America
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What Shakesperian play does "West Side Story" resemble?
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Romeo & Juliet
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Texture
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Interweaving of melodic and harmonic elements
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Form
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Structure and design in music
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