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Music Theory
Boston College (Hebert Theory Class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Four Properties of Sound | Duration, Amplitute, Frequency, Timbre |
| Duration | how long a pitch lasts |
| Amplitude | loud/soft |
| Frequency | pitch, measured in hertz |
| Timbre | colour, shape of wave, overtone series; lower notes have more overtone (sounds unclear) |
| Why is hte Oboe the tuning instrument of an Orchestra? | Because it has the least overtone |
| Envelope | envelope of a duration consists of ATTACK, SUSTAIN, DECAY |
| Piece of Music | the score, basic info about 4 principle parts is incorporated here |
| Clef | from the french meaning "key" |
| Rhythm | beat (pulse) and tempo |
| Beat | steadyness in which the rhythm fits |
| Meter | grouping of beast into a pattern of strong and weak |
| Smallest Distance between Pitches | half step |
| Enharmonic | same sound, different name (i.e. F/E+) |
| Chromatic half step | have to keep same letter name (i.e. F-->F+-->FX) |
| Diatonic Half step | Adjacent letters (i.e. F--> E-) |
| Largo | very slow |
| Lento | Slow |
| Adagio | Calm and at Ease |
| Andante | Walking Speed |
| Endings: ino, etto | A little |
| Ending: Issimo | A lot |
| Allegretto | a little lively |
| Allegro | Lively |
| Vivace | Very Lively |
| Presto | Fast |
| Simple Meter | Duple-->strong-->weak |
| Triple Meter | Strong--weak--weak |
| Quadruple Meter | Strong--weak--medium--weak |
| Chromatic Scale | Uses sharps ascending, flats descending |
| Whole Tone Scale | all whole steps, skips one letter (c--d--e--f--g--B) |
| Octatonic Scale | alternates btn whole and half, repeats one letter |
| Major Scale | no repeating letters, no skipping letters, no mixing of sharps and flats |
| Tonic | serves as the central note, all others work around it |
| Supertonic | 2nd note |
| Mediant | 3rd Note |
| Subdominant | 4th Note |
| Dominant | 5th Note |
| Submediant | 6th Note |
| Leading Tone | 7th Note |
| Syncopation | when the beat and rhythm are not in line with one another |
| Rubato | beat is more elastic; beat sounds like it changes, used for expressive purposes |
| Hemiola | swswsw |
| Major 3rd | WW |
| Minor 3rd | WH |
| Dorian Mode | D-->D |
| Church Modes | No key signatures, no skipping letters, diatonic, no repeating letters |
| Phrygian | E-->E |
| Lydian | F-->F |
| Mixolydian | G-->G |
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