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Monophony |
Music with a single "part". A "part" is typically a single vocal melody, but it could mean a single melody on an instrument of one kind or another. |
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Polyphonic |
Producing many sounds simultaneously; many voiced. |
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Imitative Polyphony |
Melodic lines sounding together with the same or quite similar melodies at staggered time intervals. |
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Word Painting |
The musical technique of writing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song. |
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Motet |
Highly varied choral musical composition (polyphonic, vocal, Latin). |
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Madrigal |
Secular musical composition; of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras (a capella, vocal) |
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Rondeau |
Short poem consisting of 15 lines that have to rhymes throughout. |
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Chant |
A repeated, rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd. |
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Ars Nova |
Meaning "New Art", during the 1300's. This is when they began to notate any rhythm |
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Organum |
A plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony, developed in the middle ages. |
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Ritornello Form |
Melody that keeps returning throughout the piece. |
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 |
Composer: Bach Genre: Concerto Grosso Time Period: Baroque Period |
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La Primavera Concerto |
Composer: Vivaldi Genre: Solo Concerto Time Period: Baroque |
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Symphony No. 40 (in G minor) |
Composer: Mozart Genre: Symphony Time Period: Classical |
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Hallelujah Chorus or Messiah |
Composer: Handel Genre: Oratorio Time Period: Baroque |
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Tu Se Morta or Orfeo |
Composer: Monteverdi Genre: Opera Time Period: Baroque |
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Cantata No. 140 |
Composer: Bach Genre: Cantata Time Period: Baroque |
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Measured Rhythm |
Specific from the Notre Dame School, they notated different rhythms; Three movements. |
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Notre Dame School |
Where they began to notate rhythms, but they could not notate any rhythm |
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A Capella |
Singing without instrumental accompaniment, some groups use their voices to emulate instruments; others are more traditional and focus on harmonizing.
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Homophony |
Two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. |
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Opera |
A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
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Libretto/Librettist |
The person in charge of writing the text that flows with the music |
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Florentine Camerata |
Well-educated noblemen who got together and basically created opera. |
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Program Music |
Music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events.
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Movement |
A self-contained division of a long work; each movement usually has its own tempo.
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Cantata |
A medium-length narrative piece of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment, typically with solos, chorus, and orchestra.
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Oratorio |
A large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action.
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Concerto Grosso |
A musical composition for a group of solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra.
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Solo Concerto |
A concerto in which a single soloist is accompanied by an orchestra.
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Aria |
A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
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Recitative |
Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
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Castrato |
A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice. The practice of castration was banned in 1903.
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Texture |
The melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition, thus determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece.
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Soprano |
The highest of the four standard singing voices.
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Alto/Mezzo Soprano |
A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor.
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Tenor |
A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
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Bass/Baritone |
A voice of the lowest range, in particular.
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Name 2 woodwind instruments |
1. Flute 2. Clarinet |
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Name 2 brass instruments |
1. Trumpet 2. Tuba |
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Name 2 percussion instruments |
1. Cymbals 2. Xylophone |
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Name 2 string instruments |
1. Violin 2. Cello |
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Name 2 keyboard instruments |
1. Piano 2. Organ |
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What is an Italian word for very soft? |
Pianissimo |
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What is an Italian word for soft? |
Piano |
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What is an Italian word for medium soft? |
Mezzo Piano |
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What is an Italian word for medium loud? |
Mezzo Forte |
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What is an Italian word for loud? |
Forte |
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What is an Italian word for very loud? |
Fortissimo |
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What is an Italian word for getting louder? |
Crescendo |
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What is an Italian word for getting softer? |
Diminuendo |
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What is an Italian word for slow? |
Largo, Lento |
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What is an Italian word for moderately slow? |
Adagio |
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What is an Italian word for "walking" tempo? |
Andante |
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What is the Italian word for something that is a little slower than allegro? |
Allgretto |
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What is an Italian word for fast? |
Allegro |
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What is an Italian word for lively? |
Vivace |
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What is an Italian word for very fast? |
Presto |
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What is an Italian word for very very fast? |
Prestissimo |
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Rhythm |
The regular pattern of long and short notes |
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Beat |
A repeating pulse that divides time equally. |
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Accent |
Emphasizes the beat |
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Meter |
A recurring pattern of stress of accents that provide the pulse or beat of music |
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Pitch |
How high or how low a note is |
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Interval |
The difference between two pitches.
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Scale |
Any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch.
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Symphony |
An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.
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String Quartet |
A chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello.
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Chamber Music |
Instrumental music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part, the most important form being the string quartet which developed in the 18th century.
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Cadenza |
A virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto or other work, typically near the end.
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Sonata Form |
A type of composition in three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation) in which two themes or subjects are explored according to set key relationships.
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Theme and Variations |
A specific kind of form in music. The form of a piece of music tells you how the music is organized.
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Minuet |
A slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time, popular especially in the 18th century.
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Rondo |
A musical form with a recurring leading theme, often found in the final movement of a sonata or concerto.
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