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vocab
quiz 1
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Music
Undergraduate 1
02/12/2008

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Term
Popular music
Definition
simplicity, no formal training, commercially liable
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artisitc music
Definition
highly complex, formal training, beauty, intelectuality
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folk music
Definition
social awareness, no formal training, oral tradition, ethnic, societal influence, oral history and function
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dynamics
Definition
the volume of music
Term
p, pp, mp, mf, f, ff
Definition
pianisimo-very soft; piano-soft; mezzo piano-medium soft; mezzo forte-med. loud; forte-loud; fortissimo-very loud
Term
melody
Definition
a series of pitches organized into a recognizeable line
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harmony
Definition
foundation to the melody through chords underneath the melody
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articulation
Definition
the length of a note
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legato
Definition
smooth
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staccato
Definition
detatched
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slurred
Definition
connected
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accent
Definition
stressed
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rhythm
Definition
the flow of music through time (beat, pulse)
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Tempo
Definition
in order from slow to fast
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meter
Definition
the number of beats in every measure of music
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texture
monophony:
polyphony:
homophony:
Definition
one line of music
2 lines of music
3+lines of music
Term
instrument families
Definition
string, brass, woodwind, keyboard, percussion
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tibre
Definition
the quality of sound
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