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Music Appriciation
Chapter 1
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Music
Undergraduate 4
09/19/2007

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pitch
Definition
relative high and low of a sound or note
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antithesis of sound
Definition
the silence
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Interval
Definition
distance in pitch between and two tones
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step
Definition
a pitch adjacent to the first pitch (the next door neighbor)
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skip or leap
Definition
a pitch that is a few steps away from the first
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pitch range
Definition
a the distance between the lowest and highest tones
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octave
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when 2 tones blend so well because they are the same frequency
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Unison
Definition
2 tones that aare exactly the same
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pecrescendo
Definition
gradually getting softer
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Crescendo
Definition
gradually getting lounder
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Dynamics
Definition
loudness or softness of sound (amplitude)
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p
Definition
piano (peinisono), meaning "soft"
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f
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forte, meaning "loud" or "strong".
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mp
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, standing for mezzo-piano, and meaning "medium-quiet"
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mf
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standing for mezzo-forte, and meaning "medium-loud" or "moderately-loud".
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ff
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standing for "fortissimo", and meaning "very loud"
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pp
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standing for "pianissimo", and meaning "very quiet"
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unpitched sound
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irregular frequencies or vibrations
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another name for pitch - measurement of
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frequency - cycles per second
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low frequencies have
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long vibrations
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high frequencies have
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short vibrations
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noises or unfocused vibrations
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frequencies not pitched
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european style orchestrqas pitch to a frequency of
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440 cycles
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amplitude
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level of stregth of vibrations measured in decibels
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musical terms are in italian why
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it is where it originated
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other terms with dynamic notation
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pin - more
meno - less
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changes in dynamics can be
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sudden or gradual sf
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tone color
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timbre - overtones - quality of sound
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overtones
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give a sound its characteristic
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most distinctive tone color instrument
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