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01/21/2012

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What is scale degree #5?
Definition
Dominant
Term
What is scale degree #7
Definition
Leading Tone
Term
How many notes are in a chromatic scale?
Definition
12
Term
What is the pattern for a major scale?
Definition

W W H W W W H

 

(2, 1/2, 3, 1/2)

Term
What is the pattern for a minor scale?
Definition

W H W W H W W

 

(1, 1/2, 2, 1/2, 2)

Term
What is a Dorian Scale?
Definition
natural minor scale with a ^6
Term
What is a Phyrgian Scale?
Definition
natural minor scale with a v2
Term
What is a Lydian Scale?
Definition
major scale with a ^4
Term
What is a Mixolydian Scale?
Definition
major scale with a v7
Term
Which notes have a sharp associated with them?
Definition
A, C, D, F, G
Term
A Harmonic Minor scale has a:
Definition
^6
Term
A Melodic Minor has:
Definition
^6 and ^7, which are removed on the descent
Term
Relative Scales are:
Definition
major and minor scales with the same pitches but different tonics
Term
Parallel Scales are:
Definition
major and minor scales with the same tonic but different pitches
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The interval quality is MAJOR if:
Definition
the upper pitch is in the major key of the lower, and the quantity is a 2nd, 3rd, 6th, or 7th
Term
The interval quality is PERFECT if:
Definition
the upper pitch is in the major key of the lower, and the quantity is 4th, 5th, or 8th
Term
The interval quality is MINOR if:
Definition
the interval is one half-step smaller than a MAJOR interval
Term
The interval quality is DIMINISHED if:
Definition
the interval is a half-step smaller than a PERFECT interval
Term
The interval quality is AUGMENTED if:
Definition
the interval is a half step larger than a PERFECT interval
Term
A tertian triad is:
Definition
three pitches grouped together on adjacent lines/spaces
Term
The notes of a tertian triad are called, in order from lowest to highest:
Definition
root, 3rd, 5th
Term
A Major Triad consists of:
Definition
a major third + minor third
Term
A Minor Triad consists of:
Definition
a minor third + a major third
Term
A Diminished Triad consists of:
Definition
a minor third + a minor third
Term
An Augmented Triad consists of:
Definition
a major third + major third
Term
A ________ is four pitches grouped on adjacent lines/spaces
Definition
seventh chord
Term
A whole-step scale consists of:
Definition
six whole-steps
Term
A Pentatonic scale is formed by:
Definition
removing one pitch from each of the two half-step pairings in any of the 7-note scales
Term
Beethoven composed:
Definition
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Opus 68 (Thunderstorm-Storm)
Term
Mendelssohn composed:
Definition
The Islands of Fingal
Term
Smetana composed:
Definition

Ma Vlast

(My Country/My Fatherland)

Term
Jean Sibelius composed (2):
Definition
The Swan of Tuonela ; Finlandia
Term
Paul Dukas composed:
Definition
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Term
Camille Saint-Saens composed:
Definition
Danse Macabre
Term
Berlioz composed:
Definition
Symphonie Fantastique - "March to the Scaffold"
Term
Mussorgsky composed:
Definition
The Ballad of the Unhatched Chicks
Term
Franz Liszt composed:
Definition
Faust Symphonie
Term
Richard Strauss composed:
Definition
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Term
Grieg composed (2):
Definition
Solveig's Song ; Holberg's Suite
Term
Schumann composed:
Definition
Carnival: "Eusebius" and "Florestan"
Term
Alebniz composed:
Definition
Suite espanola No. 1
Term
Wagner composed:
Definition
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Term
Chopin composed:
Definition
Marzurka in G Minor, Opus 67, No. 2
Term
d'Indy composed:
Definition

Symphony on a Mountain Air

(Symphonie cevenole)

Term
Dvorak composed:
Definition
Czech Suite (Ceska Suita)
Term
Borodin composed:
Definition

Polovtsian Dances 

(Act II of Prince Igor)

Term
Verdi composed:
Definition
Va Pensiero from Nabucco
Term
Elgar composed:
Definition
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, Opus 39, March No. 1 in D Major
Term
Respighi composed:
Definition
Pines of Rome
Term
MacDowell composed:
Definition
"From a Log Cabin," from New England Idylls, Op. 62, No. 9
Term
Brahms composed:
Definition
Fourth Symphony in E Minor (Opus 98), Fourth movement
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