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Test 1; MA; Ch. 1-5

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show Harmony  
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a musical pitch produced by steady, definite vibrations   show
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show Pitch  
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the distance between 2 pitches   show
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show Unison  
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show Staff  
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show Legato  
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is notes that are played short & detached   show
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is a 3-note cord   show
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the first note of any scale built on the first step of the scale & sounds very stable & complete   show
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is a group of notes that are played or sung together   show
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is a chord that is broken up & played one note at a time   show
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show Piano  
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show Mezzo piano  
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show Pianissimo  
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show Forte  
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show Mezzo forte  
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means to play very loud   show
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means to gradually become louder   show
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show Decrescendo  
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is the rate or speed of the beat   show
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show Largo  
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means to play cheerful, somewhat fast   show
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show Presto  
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is the pattern w w½ w w w½   show
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show Minor scale  
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show Chromatic scale  
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placed in front of the note, raises the note by half step   show
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placed in front of the note, it lowers a note by half step   show
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is the sign that cancels out a sharp or flat   show
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is when flats & sharps are placed at the beginning of each line of music to indicate what key the work is played in   show
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show Modulation  
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is the term used to describe a central note, scale, or chord   show
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show Embellish  
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are short sections of melodies   show
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is a resting point in a melody   show
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a round of canon results from this compositional technique   show
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incorporates any of these formations: AB, AABB, AAB, or ABB   show
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show Ternary form  
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is a polyphonic genre incorporating strict imitation   show
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is one melodic line with no accompaniment   show
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show Homophony  
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is two or more melodies of equal interest   show
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is the highest female voice type   show
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show Mezzo soprano  
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show Alto  
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show Tenor  
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is the mid-range male voice type   show
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show Bass  
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show Pizzicato  
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show Chamber ensemble  
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show Orchestra  
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show Harp  
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is a woodwind instrument, not a brass one   show
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show Harpsichord/Organ  
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show Trombone  
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is a percussion instrument   show
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show Flute  
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show Double Bass  
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Some percussion instruments produce a ____ pitch & others produce an _____ pitch   show
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______ music does not need a conductor   show
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___ ensembles do not include any stringed instruments   show
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if each word is set to a spearate note, a musical line is this   show
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show Mellismatic  
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the texts for secular music in the Middle Ages were written in this style   show
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was developed in the Middle Ages, it was sung in Latin & is monophonic   show
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show Hildegard of Bingen  
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was a French composer who wrote the first complete polyphonic setting of the Ordinary of the Mass   show
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was a troubadour & a noblewoman   show
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Music notation was developed during the ____ ____   show
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show women  
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The _____ was NOT a popular Renaissance keyboard instrument because it had not yet been invented   show
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is a term used to indicate someone who is well educated in many areas   show
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show Printing press  
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is a composer credited with returing church music to the simplicity of earlier times   show
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investigated every aspect of religious discipline, including church music   show
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is a term that refers to music sung without accompainment   show
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is the reaction by the Catholic church to the spread of Protestantism   show
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is an Italian renaissance secular musical genre with sentimental or erotic poetry   show
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is a French secualr song   show
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is a German secular song   show
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is a technique in music written to represent the literal meaning of the text   show
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_____ music was written for dance music as well as other types of ____ music   show
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