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AP Music Theory Vocab Review
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What is polyphonic texture?
same melody repeated throughout the music
melody with accompaniment
many independent voices.
Variation of the melody
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What is melodic inversion?
The note values of the melody of cut in half.
The melody upside down.
the melody backwards
the note values of the melody are doubled.
3
What is Alberti Bass?
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1 5 3 5 1
1 3 5 8
1 b3 5
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What is an arpeggio?
1 7 1 5
1 5 3 5 1
1 3 5 8
1 3 5 7
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What is the second scale degree of a scale?
supertonic
mediant
subdominant
subtonic
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What is melodic retrograde?
Melody is upside down.
The melody was written in the 70's.
The note values of the are doubled from the original melody.
The melody is backwards.
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When it is ok to have parallel 5ths or octaves between chords?
to resolve the chordal seventh
in a picardy third.
when the dominant or tonic is being prolonged.
NEVER!
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What is melodic augmentation?
The note values of the are doubled from the original melody.
The melody is backwards.
Melody is upside down.
The note values of the melody are cut in half.
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What is homophony?
variation of the melody
one voice
melody with accompaniment
many independent voices
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What is melodic retrograde?
The note values of the are doubled from the original melody.
The melody is backwards.
Melody is upside down.
The melody was written in the 70's.
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What is heterophonic texture?
many independent parts
Variations on the main theme
melody with accompaniment
one voice
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What is imitative polyphony?
Parts imitate each other in a staggered fashion (canon)
an ostinato
alberti bass
literal repetition
13
What is the 7th scale degree called in a major scale?
dominant
leading tone
subtonic
mediant
14
What is the seventh scale degree in a natural minor scale called?
leading tone
TI
subtonic
superyummy
15
What is the sixth scale degree in a scale?
tonic
subtonic
subdominant
submediant
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What is melodic diminution?
The note value are the same from the original melody.
The note values are cut in half.
The note values are syncopated
The note values are doubled
17
What is the name of the fourth scale degree?
supertonic
submediant
dominant
subdominant
18
The chordal seventh must resolve in what way?
UP
to DO
A skip then a step.
DOWN by step
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What is a melodic sequence?
the theme on a different pitch.
a repeated melody.
a a'
a phrase ending in a half cadence.
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A leading tone must resolve in what way?
can be suspended but must eventually resolve to DO
UP
A B and C
To DO
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What is an ostinato?
variation of the melody
A compositional device
A motive that is repeated through out the entire piece.
A and B
