Musicology Vocab

The process of carrying out research in the field rather than in lab or library

The difference between highest and lowest pressures attained

A musical form introduced with a thematic ideo which is consequently altered throughout the piece

A musical structure that consists of three sections: exposition, development, recapitulation

A technique of producing melody by alternating two or more voices or instruments, each singing alternating notes

Scale degree 1

Continuous unchanging pitch of all syllables at the same time

A written representation, description and representation of music culture

pitches drawn from a scale or a series of scales; single notes that are musically satisfying

instrum. form charac. by initial state of main subject followed by its subsequent restatements sep. by contrasting music

Do not belong in the scale; add color to the melodic notation

The location of a point within the wave cycle of a repetitive wave form

Singing all syllables at the same time

A meeting for the purpose of consultation

The accompanying chords echo the same rhythm as that of the main melody

A musical texture that is characterized by the simultaneous motion of two or more line with different rhythms

data collection technique where the researcher involves themselves in the performance aspect of music

Connected series of notes of variation pitches, duration and rhythm; can mean a melody

Scale degree 4

Vibrations transmitted through an elastic material

The manner in which musical materials interact

A process of discovering and documenting phenomenon through field work

Scale degree 3

An aspect of musical culture that is being represented in for of documentation

A type of texture in which simultaneous version of the same melody are played (common in Middle East)

Set of instruments unified by tuning and decorative carving (percussion music ensemble)

Two stringed fiddle

A collection of partials or overtones (family of simple sign waves) characterized by frequency, amplitude and phase

A subcategory of polyphony in which parts share same rhythm but different intervallic ranges (octaves)

A musical piece that entails one single line whether performed by one or more people

Scale degree 5

End blown bamboo flute

Scale degree 2

A subcategory of polyphony in which parts may share the same rhythm whether at unison or octave

An aspect of culture you are representing in form of documentation

A heading that is specific to your subject matter

Largest of hand drums

Scale degree 7

Refers to the number of complete oscillations that occur in one second

Abstract structure of musical composition

Chart cater or quality of musical sound; a multidimensional attribute of sound

The puppeteer in an Indonesian wayang performance; give cues to gamelan

Scale degree 6

A tone that is harmonically or melodically unstable and tends naturally to resolve itself either upward or downward