MU 200 Test 1- Wright 2-e

a group of beats

A term for the text of the opera

All voices move in the same rhythm

a steady pulse that divides time into equal segments

The 4 families of the orchestra are strings, brass, drums, woodwinds

What is unaccompanied vocal music?

The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument from another

the organization of sounds and silences in time

A large body of instruments with 4 families of instruments, usually has 4 movements

A family of instruments that can can bowed or plucked

1 single unaccompanied line

gradually getting louder

A melody that moves mostly by skips and larger intervals

A clef used for higher pitches

The invention of this item brought music to the masses

A 4-5 voice secular song invented in Italy

A form that repeats the same music while changing the words

Singing with many notes for 1 syllable of text

This texture of music uses a main melody with all other voices serving as accompaniment

The element in music that propels music forward in time

Falls on the first beat of every measure. It is accented or stressed

the number of beats in a measure

A term that means Loud

The system devised in the 1200's to notate musical rhythm

The 6 voice types from high to low are Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, tenor, alto, baritone, bass

When singers sing an octave apart, literally one sound

Changing from one key to another key in a piece

a repeated melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern.

A stressed or loud beat

Used to display piano music. Has both treble and bass clef

a collection of pitches that ascends and descends

The first composer to set the whole Mass

The portion of the mass that changes according to the calendar

In Imitative Counterpoint each successive line imitates each other

A french secular song usually about love

Tells which note equals one beat

A special chord of 3 notes using every other pitch.

symbols that represent silence

Singing that uses 1 note for 1 syllable of text

A special effect played on a harp

an interval 8 notes apart. C-C

Plucking a stringed instrument

ritardando

Accelerando

gradually getting softer

The portion of the mass that remains the same

The first note of the scale. All notes gravitate to this note in tonal music. Melodies end on this note too.

a type of composition

The 5th note of the scale

Depicting a text in the music

Language of Musical terms

Shifting the accent from the strong part of the beat to the weak part of the beat

A belief in the creativity and ability of humans to solve problems and express themselves

A term that means soft

a melody that moves mostly by steps and small intervals

Speed of the composition

Plucking the strings is called

Volume of the music

The first great English composer. He wrote the first great English opera

A resting place at the end of a phrase

A musical form with 2 parts- usually AABB

3 or more tones that are sounded simultaneously

Italian composer of many Baroque concertos

Binary number sequences are compiled in a file.

A type of speech-singing used to further the plot in opera.

The Baroque Period is from 1600 to

Who was the first master of opera?

Unstable, disagreeable tones that cause tension

A composer whose spent his career in Italy and received much acclaim. He was temperamental

Composed many Gregorian chant pieces

An emotional solo song in opera.

A term that is synonymous with color

a collection of pitches that moves entirely by half steps. Adds 5 notes to the regular scale.

an independent part of a larger composition

2 or more independent lines of music

A quick alternation between 2 pitches

Medieval Poet-Musicians called Troubadours and Trouvéres lived in what country?

A musical form with 3 parts

Composer of Gregorian chant

A Catholic service that involves the reenactment of the Last Supper

A clef used for lower pitches

Stable, agreeable pleasing tones

relative position of musical notes. High or low

5 lines and 4 spaces, where music is written

A body of music that is monophonic and unaccompanied with Latin texts

A musical form that states a melody and then gives variations on it.

This term is synonymous with word painting

What was the most important new genre in the Baroque?