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Understanding Music Exam #3
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Music
Undergraduate 1
10/28/2012
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Term
dynamics
 Definition
denote the volume at which music is played
Term
crescendo
 Definition
grow louder
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decrescendo or diminuendo
 Definition
grow softer
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sforzando
 Definition
"forcing" and accent on a single note or chord
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pianissimo
 Definition
very soft
Term
piano
 Definition
soft
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mezzo piano
 Definition
moderatley soft
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mezzo forte
 Definition
moderately loud
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forte
 Definition
loud
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fortissimo
 Definition
very loud
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tempo
 Definition
rate of speed, or pace of the music
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allegro
 Definition
fast
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moderato
 Definition
moderate
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adagio
 Definition
quite slow
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accelerando
 Definition
speeding up
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ritardando
 Definition
slowing down
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andante
 Definition
walking pace
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vivace
 Definition
cheerful
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presto
 Definition
very fast
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allegretto
 Definition
moderately fast
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theme
 Definition
melodic ideas, used as building blocks
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ostinatos
 Definition
repeated short patterns
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thematic development
 Definition
expanded by varying the melody rhythm or harmony
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rocket theme
 Definition
strong marchlike theme that rapidly ascends to its peak
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absolute music
 Definition
no prescribed story or text to hold the music together
Term
exposition
 Definition
the opening sectin of sonata-allegro form aka-statement
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