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Undergraduate 1
04/24/2013

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Absolute Film
Definition
No narration or story line
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Absolute Music
Definition
No reference beyond the music itself
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Arch
Definition
A curved construction
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Ars Nova
Definition
NEW ART Reference to music of the 14th Cen.
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Art Song
Definition
German lied./ French /chanson/vocal solos
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Atonality
Definition
No tonal reference
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Avant Garde
Definition
Innovators; The cutting edge
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Ballet
Definition
Formalized theatrical dance
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Baroque
Definition
Historical Era between 1600 and 1750
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Basilica
Definition
Roman Assembly Hall
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Blocking
Definition
Actor's movement on the stage
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Boogie-Woogie
Definition
Piano blues with strong rhythmic bass
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Burlesque
Definition
Bawdy music theatre
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Buttress
Definition
Built for supporting a building's exterior
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Call Response
Definition
Form using a statement from another source
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Cantata
Definition
Sacred composition sung with accompaniment
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Cantilever
Definition
A projecting beam anchored without support
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Chamber Music
Definition
Music composed for small ensembles
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Character Piece
Definition
Musical composition with narrative
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Chiaoscuro
Definition
Light and dark shading
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Children's Theatre
Definition
Designed for children; has adult values
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Chord Progressions
Definition
A series of chords played in a series
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Chord
Definition
Combination of notes sounded together
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Choreographer
Definition
Designer of dance
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Cinema
Definition
Images on film
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Classic Style
Definition
Emphasizing harmony and balance
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Climax
Definition
High point in a play or music
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Collage
Definition
Comp. of varied overlapping materials
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Comedy
Definition
Humorous situations
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Complication
Definition
Colliding plot element
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Compound meter
Definition
Divisible by three

Ex. 3/4 6/8
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Concerto
Definition
To oppose in sound
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Corbelled Arch
Definition
Stones arranged in a staggered course
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Cuneifrom
Definition
Ancient Mesopotamian writing
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Danseomania
Definition
Frenzied Medieval writing
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Denouement
Definition
Falling action; resolution of a falling climax
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Diminished
Definition
A chord consisting of two minor chords
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Director
Definition
Artistic controller of a play or film
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Discovery
Definition
Shift of character; leading to reversal
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Dixieland
Definition
Style of jazz based on improvisation
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Documentary
Definition
Non-fictional narrative film
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Dodecaphonic
Definition
Comp. using 12 equal tones w/no tonal center
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Dominant
Definition
Closely related key center scale step #5
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Drama
Definition
A serious presentation w/character conflict
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Dynamics
Definition
Volume levels or amount of force
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En pointe
Definition
Ballet dance on toes or point
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Encaustic
Definition
Painting with heated pigment
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Ethos
Definition
Greek theory/ music has moral/amoral content
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Exposition
Definition
Revealing characters or conflicts in a play.

Opening themes in music
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Extended
Definition
Expanded traditional forms in music. 12 tone blues.
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Facade
Definition
Exterior of face of a building
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Flying Buttress
Definition
Open external support of a building
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Form
Definition
Musical structure; the overall compositional design
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Fresco
Definition
Wall painting using water-soluble pigment on wet surface
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Fugue
Definition
Contrapuntal musical composition
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Genre
Definition
Subject matter from everyday life
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Harmonic Motion Rhythm
Definition
The rhythm created by changes in harmony
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Harmony
Definition
Simultaneous sounding of pitches, arr. Vertically
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
Egyptian or Mayan picture writing
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