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| The art of sound and time |
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| Emphasizes some beats than others |
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| displaced accent in a (foreground) rhythm away from the normal beat pattern of the (background) meter |
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| Reoccurring pattern of strong/weak beats |
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Speed of music
rate at which beats follow one another |
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-The level of sound strength vibrations
-It is a gradual change from soft to loud |
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| The quality of sound,a mixture of the timbre and partial(fractional vibrations) mak an overtone. The mix of overtones give a clear tone |
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| Dynamic symbols and order |
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| pp-pianissimo p-piano f-forte ff-fortissimo m-mezzo |
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Black and white keys
symmetrical and has ALL half steps
adds 5 more pitches to original 7=12
flats and sharps between notes |
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Just white keys
Half and whole steps and non-symmetrical
7 pitches
8th is duplicated and starts a new octave |
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distinctive fragment of a melody
short and identifiable |
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| Group of simultaneous pitches sounded together |
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| To change from one key to another-major to minor |
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| 4 Basic Instrument Groups |
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| string,woodwinds,brass, and percussion |
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| Monophony,Homophony,Polyphony |
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| Unaccompanied single melody line |
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| 1 main melody with combined other sounds |
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2 or more melodies played at same time
-automatically has harmony |
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Two or more melodies that fit together
The multiple melodies create chords that become a harmony |
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| Shape,arrangement,relationship or organization of various elements |
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| Two factors that determine form |
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| Three things that determine genre |
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-text (language ect)
-function(entertainment,teaching)
-performing force (acapella) |
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| Plainchant (gregorian chant) |
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| group of melodies sang together to sing sacred text throughout the year |
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| Earliest type-traditional plainchant melody with added melodies (counterpoint) |
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| Characteristics of Plainchant |
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-no meter
-monophonic-unaccompanied
-latin
-medieval mode |
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| Who/What dominated western music? |
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-tune and polyphony
-determined by Christian Church
-composers-hold order |
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| 2 composers from Notre Dame in 1200 |
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-Dorian(D)
-Phrygian (E)
-Lydian(F)
-Mixolydian(G) |
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| What is the Ars Nova Period? |
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-New Art
-Polyphony became sophisticated
-Main Change:RHYTHM |
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| Medieval Polyphonic Motet |
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-initially sared=love poems
-organum with upper lines give own words
-bottom line is original chant |
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| Embellished chants with extra notes/graceful sounds |
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| Texture of early Renaissance |
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-plainchant-polyphonic
-early homophony=rich chordal quality |
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-Kyrie
-Gloria
-Credo
-Sanctus
-Agnus Dei |
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| 1st master of High Rennaisance |
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| Tone Color of high renaissance period |
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| match music to meaning of word |
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| Most advanced form in late Renaissance music |
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| Why were composers attracted to the Renaissance motet for composition? |
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| It allowed them with new words to express and convey religious messages in their music |
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| Florentine Camerate-invented and reacted against? |
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Against-madrigalists word painting and counterpoint
-preferred homophony
-Recitative:declaiming words musically in a theatrical style
-half music/recitation |
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| 2 important composers in Venice 1600 |
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drama presented in music
characters sing instead of speak |
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bass plays single short figure many time-same line
-upper voices improvise over a steady bass line |
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-"recitation"
-follow rhythms of speech
-dramatic dialogue
-words heard clearly
-harpsichord accompaniment
-plot progression |
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-extended piece for solo singer
-musical elaboration-singer can show off
-orchestra accompaniment
-no plot progression |
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| The foremost organ virtuoso of the 17th century |
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| the first composer that was attacked for his music being too radical |
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| style of dance music but for listening |
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