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Boston College (Hebert Theory Class)

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