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Dr. Thomas Texas State Quiz 4
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Undergraduate 1
04/18/2012

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Overture
Definition
Concert piece for Orchestra/opening of opera or musical
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Pagoda
Definition
Buddhist temple with several levels
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Perspective
Definition
Depicting spatial relationships on a flat surface
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Piano forte
Definition
Literally "soft/loud" on modern piano
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Plot
Definition
Storyline or plan
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Polyphony
Definition
Composition with many equal parts
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Polyrhythm
Definition
Multiple rhythms occurring simultaneously
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Post-modern
Definition
Eclectic style using older forms in a contemporary context
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Prelude
Definition
Composition for keyboard or opening for musical theatre
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Primitive
Definition
Artists who are self taught
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Producer
Definition
Person responsible for financing productions
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Program music
Definition
Textual reference to a piece of music
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Protagonist
Definition
Leading character in a theatrical production
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Ragtime
Definition
Jazz style/regular rhythms/syncopation
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Raked stage
Definition
Stage floor w/ back higher then front
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Recitative & Aria
Definition
Words recited on pitch w/ melodic extended air
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Relief
Definition
Sculpture projecting from backstage beam
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Reliquary
Definition
Receptacle for religious relic
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Renaissance
Definition
Historical era between 1400-1699
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Retalbo
Definition
Religious altar panel in a church
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Rhythm
Definition
Movement of a uniform or patterned recurrence
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Ride-rhythm
Definition
Repeated rhythm played by a drum or a cymbal to keep time
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Riff
Definition
Melodic fragment repeated by a group (usually jazz)
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Rising action
Definition
Major focus of a plot development
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Romantic
Definition
Style emphasizing emotion free imagination
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Rondo
Definition
Musical form with three different sections
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Scale
Definition
An arrangement of seven tones systematically from A to G
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Scene designer
Definition
Creator of physical environment for a play
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Sfumato
Definition
A three dimensional style used by Leonardo
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Simple meter
Definition
Meter divisible by 2 i.e. 2/4, 2/2, 2/8 etc
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Sonato allegro
Definition
Musical form based on contrasting themes and tonalities
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Stage manager
Definition
Monitor of a play/opera in production
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Stele
Definition
Commemorative stone marker
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Stupa
Definition
Shrine in shape of a dome or mountain
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Style
Definition
Particular type, mode, or expression
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Sub-dominant
Definition
Closely related to key center, 4th scale step
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Swing
Definition
Big band jazz marked by smooth flowing beat
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Symphony
Definition
Orchestra itself or music written for one
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Syncopation
Definition
Deliberate disturbance of the normal pulse in music
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Tap
Definition
Dance style emphasizing rhythm and time
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Tempo
Definition
Speed of music
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Theme
Definition
Central idea of a play or music composition
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Timbre
Definition
Unique acoustic quality
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Tin pan alley
Definition
Slang for anything connected with popular song composition
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Tonic
Definition
Key center, first scale step name or chord based on first scale name
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Tragedy
Definition
A disastrous event carried to an unhappy conclusion
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Triplet
Definition
Three notes performed in the space of two
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Vaudeville
Definition
Late 19th century musical theatre
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Vault
Definition
Ceiling design on the arch principal of construction
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Ziggurat
Definition
Ancient Mesopotamian structure with terraces and sloping sides
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