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| succession of single tones or pitches percieved by the mind as a unity |
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| controlled movement of music in time |
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| the grouping of beats into larger, regular time; notated by measures |
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| music lacking a strong sense of beat or meter |
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| simultaneous combination of notes resulting in intervals and chords |
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| concordant or harmonious combination of notes resulting in a sense of stability in music |
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| combination of tones that sounds discordant and unstable |
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| principle of organization around a tonic pitch |
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| the interweaving of melodic or harmonic elements in the musical fabric |
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| single line texture or melody without accompaniment |
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| two or more melodic lines combined into a multivoiced texture as distinct from monophonic |
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| texture with principal melody and accompanying harmony |
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| texture in which all voices or lines move together in the same rhythm |
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| melodic idea presented in one voice and then restated in another each part continuing as others enter |
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| structure and design in music based on repetition, contrast, and variation: the organizing principle of music |
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| two part (A-B) form with each section normally repeated |
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| three part (ABA) form based on statement (A), contrast or departure (B), and repetition (A) |
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| complete self contained part within a larger musical work |
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| melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a composition |
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| musical expansion of a theme by varying its melodic outline, harmony, or rhythm |
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| element of musical expression relating to the degree of volume of a sound |
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| rate of speed or pace of music |
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| the quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another |
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| specific area in the range of an instrument or voice |
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| choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment |
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| ensemble music for up to ten players with one player on a part |
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| ensemble of multiple strings with various woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments |
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| characteristic presentation of musical elements |
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| standard category and overall character of a work |
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| performing forces employed in a certain musical work |
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| musical pictorialization of words from the text as an expressive device |
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| baroque practice: an independent bass line |
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| solo vocal declamation that follows the inflection of the text. found in opera, cantata, oratorio |
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| lyric song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment. opera, cantata, oratorio |
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| a sacred piece of music, unaccompanied, non-rhythmic, and following the inflection of the words |
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| genre in which voices are added above a plainchant. earliest kind of polyphony |
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| french polyphonic song, middle ages/renaissance, set to courtly or popular poetry |
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| polyphonic vocal genre, secular in the middle ages but sacred thereafter |
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| service of the roman catholic church |
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| renaissance secular work for voices, set to a short lyric love poem |
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| vocal style established in the Baroque, with a solo singer and instrumental accompaniment |
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| music drama that is generally sung throughout, combining the resources of vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama, acting, scenery and costumes |
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vocal genre for solo singers, chorus and instrumentalists based on a lyric or dramatic poetic narrative. consists of several movements: recitatives, aria, and ensemble numbers
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| polyphonic form for voices in which one or more themes are developed by imitative counterpoint |
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| congregational hymn of the German Lutheran church |
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| large scale dramatic genre originating in the baroque, based on a text of religious or serious character. performed by solo voices, chorus and orchestra |
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| instrumental genre in several movements for solo instrument and orchestra |
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| What are the characteristics of melody? |
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| range, contour, intervals, and cojunct/disjunct movement |
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| structural concepts of form |
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| repetition/contrast, variation, theme, sequence/motive |
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| what language is used for musical terminology? |
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| name the vocal ranges from high to low |
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| soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass |
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| four families of orchestral instruments |
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| brass, percussion, woodwind, strings |
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| two major developments at the beginning of the baroque period |
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| new texture: homophony; and establishment of major and minor tonality |
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