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MUHIS Chapters 1-10
Quiz 1 for MUHIS
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Music
Undergraduate 1
01/22/2012
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Term
Idiophone
 Definition
The instrument itself is vibrating
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Membranophone
 Definition
An instrument where the membrane vibrates
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Aerophone
 Definition
Vibrating air column
Term
Chordophone
 Definition
vibrating strings
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Adagio
 Definition
Slow
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Largo
 Definition
Super slow
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Andante
 Definition
"quickish"
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Allegro
 Definition
Fast
Term
Presto
 Definition
Super fast
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Moderato
 Definition
Moderate
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Beat
 Definition
Regular pulse
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Rhythm
 Definition
Sub-grouping of pulse
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Meter
 Definition
organization of notes
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Accent
 Definition
emphasized note
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Syncopation
 Definition
putting accent in unexpected places
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Sound
 Definition
vibrating air that creates waves
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Pitch
 Definition
The highness or lowness of a sound
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Interval
 Definition
Distance between two notes/pitches
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Octave
 Definition
Eight note scale
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Pitch Range // Range
 Definition
The interval of notes and instrument or vocalist can achieve
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Dynamics
 Definition
Volume
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Tone Color
 Definition
Timbre // quality of sound // way to describe music
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Frequency
 Definition
The amount in which something occurs
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Note
 Definition
Term
Staff
 Definition
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Sharp
 Definition
Half step up
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Flat
 Definition
Half step down
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Natural
 Definition
Cancels out sharps or flats
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Time Signature
 Definition
Number of beats per measure
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Flag
 Definition
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Beam
 Definition
Connects notes
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Dotted note
 Definition
1.5x orignal note
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Tie
 Definition
Connects two notes smoothly so it isn't played again
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Triplet
 Definition
Three notes played in the time of two
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Rests
 Definition
a pause
Term
Score
 Definition
Term
Melody
 Definition
A series of single tones that add up to a whole
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Motive
 Definition
small part of a melody
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Steps
 Definition
A note up or down
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Leaps
 Definition
skipping a note
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Climax
 Definition
Peak of the music
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Legato
 Definition
connected and smooth
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Staccato
 Definition
Light and airy
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phrases
 Definition
part of a whole piece
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Sequence
 Definition
motive, melody or theme repeated at a higher or lower pitch
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Cadence
 Definition
Musical ending
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Harmony
 Definition
two or more notes
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chord
 Definition
three notes played "triad"
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consonance
 Definition
don't clash
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dissonance
 Definition
sounds that create a clash
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dominant chord
 Definition
dissonant
Term
tonic chord
 Definition
at rest
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broken chord
 Definition
arpeggio
Term
Improvisation
 Definition
C-Jam Blues // The concept of creating a piece at a given point
Term
modulation
 Definition
changing keys over a long period of time
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enharmonic
 Definition
pitches have two names
Term
Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
 Definition
Benjamin Britton // Legato // Themes // Variations
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Prelude
 Definition
Chopin // Minor //
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Texture
 Definition
layering of sound and how the layers relate to one another
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Monophonic
 Definition
single unaccompanied medley
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Polyphonic
 Definition
two or more equally important melodies happening simultaneously.
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Counterpoint
 Definition
combining several melodies into a meaning whole.
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Imitation
 Definition
when a melody is played and later repeated
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homophonic texture
 Definition
one medley with a chordal accompaniment
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Farandole
 Definition
Georges Bizet // Staccato / Homophonic
Term
musical elements
 Definition
Melody // Rhythm // Tone Color // Dynamics // Harmony // Texture // Form
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Suite
 Definition
Bourre // Minor // Sequence // Phrase
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Binary Form
 Definition
Only two parts: A and B
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Nutcracker Suite
 Definition
Tchaikovsky // Ternary Form (three parts) A (aba)
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