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Music midterm

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beat   an even pulse in music that divides the passing of time into equal segments  
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modulation   the process in music where by the tonal center changes from one key to another  
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chord progression   a succession of chords moving forward in purposeful fashion  
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mbira   an instrument in which metal keys are fixed to a soundbox that is surrounded by a ground resonator. common in zimbabwe  
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interval   the distance between any two pitches on a musical scale  
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melody   a series of notes forming a distinctive, recognizable unit. the tune or lyrical character of music.  
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consequent   the answer, the second prase of a two part melodic unit that brings a melody to a point of repose and closure  
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motive   a short distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself. developed throughout a piece of music  
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atonatity   there is no predictable harmonic progression characteristic of music at the end of the 20th century.  
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triad   a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third  
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song   melody with words  
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timbre   the quality of sound produced by a voice or instrument  
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symhony   a genre of instrumental music for orchestra consisting of several movements  
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tonic   the central pitch around which the melody and harmony gravitate a chord built on the first degree of the scale  
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tala   a rhythmic cycle from north india which includes 108 beats  
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syncopation   a rhythmic device in which the natural accent is displaced to a weak beat or between beats  
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iconic imitation   precise reproduction of sounds made by animals or from nature  
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meter   the gathering of beats into regular groups or measures  
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rhythm   the temporal organization of music  
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cadence   the portion of a musical phrase that leads to its last chord  
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dynamics   the volume of sound  
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movement   a large independent section of a major instrumental work  
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whole note   4 beats  
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half note   2 beats  
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quarter note   1 beat  
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eighth note   half a beat  
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sixteenth note   quarter of a beat  
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dotted half note   3 beats  
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dotted quarter note   1.5 beats  
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measure   a group of beats or musical pulses usually the number of beats is fixed and constant so that the measure serves as a continual unit of measurement in music  
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tempo   speed at which the beats occur in music  
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ritard   gradual slowing down of the tempo  
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octave   1st eighth tones of the major and minor scale  
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sharp   musical symbol that rasies a pitch by a half step  
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flat   symbol lowers a pitch by half a step  
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natural   symbol cancels a preexisting sharp or flat  
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interval   distance between any two pitches on a musical scale  
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mode   pattern of pitches forming a scale two primary modes in western music are major and minor  
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chord   two or more simultaneously sounding pitches  
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dominant   chord built on the fifth degree of the scale  
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subdominant   chord built of the 4th degree of major and minor scale  
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dissonance   a discordant mingling of sounds  
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consonance   pitches sounding agreeable and stable again and again  
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ostinato   musical figure motive melody harmony or rhythm that is repeated  
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dynamics   various levels of volume, loud and soft, at which sounds are produced in a musical composition  
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monophonic   only a single line of music with no accompaniment  
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homophonic   all voices or lines more to new pitches at roughly he same time  
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polyphonic   two or more simultaneously sounding lines  
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statement   presentation of important musical ideas  
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repetition   process employed by a composer to validate the importance of a section of music by repeating it  
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contrast   introduce different melodies rhythms, textures, or moods in order to provide variety  
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strophic   used in setting a stanzaic text such as a hymn or carol music is repeated  
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troubadours   secular poet/musician that flourished in southern France during 12th and 13th century  
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trouveres   secular poet/musician that flourished in northern france during the 13th and early 14th century  
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