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monody
solo singing with basso continuo
homophony
all voices or lines move to new pitches at roughly the same time
polyphony
2 or more same sounding lines
counterpoint
2 or more independent musical lines
imitation
one or move voices or parts enter and duplicate at the same time
binary
2 parts (units) (A B)
ternary
3 parts music (A B B A)
rondo
back and forth (A B A C A)
strophic
hymn or carol repeated but varies by changing notes of the melody or other music
theme and variation
continually returns
octave
1st and 8th tones of the major and minor diatonic scale
conjunct
proceeds primarily by steps and without leaps
disjunct
moves primarily by leaps rather than by steps
major
7 note scale that ascends of whole and 1/2 steps:
1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1-1/2
minor
7 note scale that ascends of whole and 1/2 steps:
1-1/2-1-1-1/2-1-1
antecedent
the opening incomplete sounding phrase of a melody
consequent
2nd phrase of a 2 part melodic unit that brings a melody to a repose and closure
phrase
self contained portion of a melody, theme or tune
tempo
the speed at which the beats occur in music
syncopation
the natural accent falling on a strong beat is displaced to a weak beat or between the beats
Gregorian chant
a body of unaccompanied monophonic vocal music set to Latin texts
chanson
a lyrical song form the Middle Ages into the 20th century
troubadour
poet musician that flourished in northern France in the 12th and 13th centuries
trouvere
poet musician that flourished in northern France in the 13th and 14th centuries
counter reformation
fostered the return in the Roman Catholic church in response to the challenge of the Protestant Reformation
council of trent
2 decades long conference which led to the Reform of the Roman Catholic Church
madrigal
genre of secular vocal music that originated in Italy during the Renaissance
madrigalism
a device by which key words in a text spark musical settings
word painting
depicting the text in music by means of expressive musical devices
motet
a composition for choir or larger chorus often sung a cappella
forte
(f) musical notation indicating "loud"
piano
(p) musical notation indicating "soft"
vibrato
slight and continual wobbling of the pitch produced on a string instrument
trill
a rapid alternation of 2 neighboring pitches
a capella
unaccompanied vocal music
triad
chord consisting of 3 pitches and 2 intervals of a third
arpeggio
the notes of a triad and 7th chord played in direct succession
consonance
pitches sounding agreeable and stable
dissonance
a discordant mingling of sounds
Author
kpeaslee78
ID
68445
Card Set
MUS 101
Description
EXAM 1
Updated
2011-02-23T20:27:14Z
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