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Music
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medieval Period | (800-1400) |
| Renaissance | (1400-1600) |
| Baroque | (1600-1750) |
| Classical Period | (1750-1800) |
| Romantic Period | (1800-1900) |
| Modern | (1900-present) |
| Amplitude | Vertical size of sound wave. Affects volume |
| Frequency | Time it takes for a wavelength to pass. Affects pitch |
| Types of musical sounds: | pitched and non-pitched (made by percussion usually) |
| Musique concrete | electronically generated and live instrument sounds recorded on tape then edited to form collages of sound |
| Octave | distance between note (i.e. A-110) and next highest note (i.e. A-220.) Made of 12 half steps |
| Treble Clef | G-clef. G on second line from bottom |
| Bass clef | F-clef. F on fourth line from bottom |
| Alto Clef | C-clef. C on middle line |
| Tenor Clef | C-clef. C on fourth line from bottom |
| Fundamental | Lowest version of that note (lowest A=fundamental) |
| Chromatic scale | 12 pitches of an octave arranged in ascending order |
| Enharmonic pitches | two different labels for same piano key (i.e. c sharp/d flat) |
| Diatonic scale | set of seven pitches used as basis for piece of music |
| Leading tone | seventh scale degree in diatonic scale |
| Anchor/Resting tone/ Tonic pitch | first and eighth tone in diatonic scale |
| Interval | distance between any two pitches ( names derived from alphabetical letter name of the two pitches.) (i.e. C to E= four half steps but three letter so called Major Third) |
| Dominant pitch | fifth scale degree in diatonic scale |
| Harmonic | two pitches occur simulataneously |
| Melodic | two pitches occurring in succession (ascending or descending) |
| Natural (Pure) Minor | Lowered third scale degree. |
| Harmonic Minor | Lowered third scale degree. Raise seventh scale degree one half step |
| Melodic Minor | Lowered third scale degree. Sixth and seventh scale degrees are raised a half step |
| Major scale | whole, whole, half, whole, whole whole, half (steps) |
| Blues inflection | Scale with combination of major and minor scales. Degrees 3 and 7 can be lowered or normal, or between. |
| Melody | Series of successive pitches to form a coherent while. One pitch at a time |
| Contour | Profile of melody. Conjunct or Disjunct |
| Conjunct | Melody that moves smoothly in mostly half and whole steps |
| Disjunct | Melody that Contains larger gaps between pitches than half and whole steps |
| Register | High middle and low parts of an instruments range |
| Tessitura | Comfortable range of notes for instrument or person |
| Rhythm | How music is organized in time |
| Beat | Steady pulse that underlies most music |
| Tempo | Speed of the beat |
| Allegro | Type of tempo. Means cheerful. Slightly fast manner |
| Unmetered | Music with no discernible beat |
| Rubato | Music with beat that speeds up and slows down for expressive effect (banshee and o terra addio) |
| Measure | Beats are grouped into measures |
| Downbeat | First and stringest beat of any measure |
| Meter | Pattern of emphasis superimposed in groups of beats |
| O Deatheâs meter | Triple meter |
| Most common meter | Quadruple |
| Schwanenlied meter | Duple meter |
| Erlkonig meter | Quadruple meter |
| Pickup/anacrusis | First word falls before the downbeat |
| Time signature | Indicates the meter. Lower number indicates durational value of notes (I.e. 1/8 notes) upper number indicates how many of those will occur in one measure |
| Common time (C) | Equivalent to 4/4 time |
| Cut time/ (c with line through it) | 2/2 time signature |
| The rite of springâs meter | Mixed meter |
| Polymeter | When two or more meters are operating simultaneously (melody with three beats per measure played with bass line with four beats per measure) |
| Syncopated rhythm | Emphasized notes fall on weak beats |
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