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Metrical music - Answer-Music that is organized into a meter form, or into regular
groups
Non-metrical music - Answer-Music that is not organized into meter form or groups,
phrase-like
Meter - Answer-Organization of beats into regular groups
Duple meter - Answer-Pattern of two beats to a measure, 2
Triple meter - Answer-Pattern of three beats to a measure, 3
Compound meter - Answer-Meters that divide into simple meters (duple or triple), 4, 6,
8, 12
Tempos - Answer-Grave
Largo
Lento
Adagio
Andante
Moderato
Allegretto
Allegro
Vivace
Presto
Prestissimo
Dynamics - Answer-
Diatonic scale - Answer-
Chromatic scale - Answer-Scale comprised of half-steps
Consonant harmony - Answer-Harmony pleasing to the ear
Dissonant harmony - Answer-Harmony not pleasing to the ear, common in Eastern
cultures
Monophony - Answer-One accompanied line of music
Homophony - Answer--One line of music with harmony
,-Began in the 15th century Renaissance music
Heterophony - Answer--One line of music with a parallel line that is slightly different than
the original with slight variation, not quite homophony, not quite monophony
Polyphony - Answer--Two separate lines of music
-Arose in Medieval Europe from the church, embellished Gregorian chants like organum
Properties of musical tone - Answer-1. Pitch
2. Duration
3. Timbre
4. Dynamics
Pitch - Answer-Determined by the frequency of vibration ("high" and "low" frequency)
Duration - Answer-The degree of loudness and softness, determined by the amplitude
of vibration
Timbre - Answer-The quality that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another,
determined by the physical characteristics of the sound producer
Duration - Answer-the length of time a sound lasts (attack, time sustained, decay)
Elements of music - Answer-1. Melody
2. Rhythm
3. Harmony
4. Texture
5. Timbre
6. Form
Melody - Answer-Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole, a line of
pitches that form a recognizable tune
Rhythm - Answer-Ordered flow of music in tmie
Harmony - Answer-How chords are constructed, a line of music that accompanies a
melody using dissonant or consonant intervals
Texture - Answer-How the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined and
layered in a composition, thus determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece
Range - Answer--Distance between the highest and lowest tones that a given voice or
instrument can produce
-Vocal range: wide if more than an octave, narrow if less than an octave
Articulation - Answer-Staccato and legato
, Staccato - Answer-Seemingly short, detached notes and sounds
Legato - Answer-Seemingly long, connected notes and sounds
Phrase - Answer-A portion of the melody
Theme - Answer-Melody that serves as the starting point or main phrase for an
extended period of music, there are variations throughout that always return to the
original
Tonality - Answer-A concept of music in which there is a central note, scale, and chord
within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard
Tonic scale - Answer-Scale that is organized around a central tone
Mode - Answer-Precursor to the modern scale, used in Medieval chants
Modulation - Answer-Shift from one key to another in the same piece
Liberal Arts powerpoint - Answer--Artes liberales: "life of the mind"
-Examining concepts broadly and specifically, always leading to the "why" philosophy
behind it
-Derives from the Classical Antiquity demonstrated by Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle,
great philosophers/learners/musicians of Classical Greece
-It evolved in Medieval times to form the trivium (grammar, rhetoric, logic) and the
quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astrology, music)
-Aside from music and how it was thought to correlate with the movement of the
planets, this setup is the root of the divide between humanities and sciences
Minstrels and jongleurs - Answer-Popular musicians in the middle ages that weren't
affiliated with the church
Liturgy - Answer--The higher authority in the Catholic church
-A set of services arranged according to the calendar that explains when, how, where to
pray and worship
-Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time
after Pentecost
Plainchant - Answer--Also Gregorian chant
-The official music of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages
-A repertory of melodies designed for the liturgy
-Typically simple recitation in a major or minor mode, with a relatively narrow range
(octave or less), nonmetrical, set to religious text
-Emphasis depended on the natural emphasis of the words, and the music was
intended to enhance the word's meaning
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