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Music Test 1 Part 2
From study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dynamics | The volume of sound. |
| Order of dynamics from loudest to softest | Fortissimo, Forte, Piano, Pianissimo. |
| Color (Timbre) | Quality of sound produced by a voice or an instrument. |
| Vocal range | Soprano, mezo-sop, alto, tenor, baritone, bass. |
| Vocal timbre/instrumental timbre | Due to the unique vocal chords of each individual/due to the different sizes and shapes of an individual |
| Instrumental families | Strings, woodwinds, brasses, percussion, keyboards. |
| 4 String Instruments | Violin (highest pitch), viola (darker, somber), cello (lower, rich expressive tone), double bass (lowest). |
| Vibrato | A controlled wobble in the pitch. |
| Pizzicato | Plucking the string. |
| Tremolo | Loud, rapid repeating the same pitch with the bow. |
| Trill | Alternating between two pitches. |
| Glissando | Running rapidly up and down the strings. |
| Arpeggio | Playing triad notes in succession rather than at the same time. |
| 4 Woodwind Instruments | Flute (air blown across sharp edge), clarinet (single reed, smooth sound), oboe (double reed, nasal sound) bassoon (double reed, lowest). |
| 4 Brass Instruments | Trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba. |
| Monophony | Single line of music with no harmony. |
| Homophony | All parts move to new pitches at the same time. |
| Polophony | Two or more independent and equally important lines. |
| 5 forms and corresponding letter diagrams | Strophic form (A repeated), theme and variation (A, A1, A2...) binary (A B), ternary form (ABA), rondo (ABC etc) |
| stophic form - hymn or carol |
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