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Music midterm

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show an even pulse in music that divides the passing of time into equal segments  
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modulation   show
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chord progression   show
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mbira   show
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interval   show
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show a series of notes forming a distinctive, recognizable unit. the tune or lyrical character of music.  
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consequent   show
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motive   show
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show there is no predictable harmonic progression characteristic of music at the end of the 20th century.  
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show a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third  
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show melody with words  
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show the quality of sound produced by a voice or instrument  
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symhony   show
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show the central pitch around which the melody and harmony gravitate a chord built on the first degree of the scale  
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show a rhythmic cycle from north india which includes 108 beats  
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show a rhythmic device in which the natural accent is displaced to a weak beat or between beats  
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iconic imitation   show
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meter   show
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rhythm   show
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show the portion of a musical phrase that leads to its last chord  
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show the volume of sound  
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show a large independent section of a major instrumental work  
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whole note   show
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show 2 beats  
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quarter note   show
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show half a beat  
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sixteenth note   show
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show 3 beats  
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dotted quarter note   show
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measure   show
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tempo   show
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show gradual slowing down of the tempo  
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show 1st eighth tones of the major and minor scale  
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sharp   show
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show symbol lowers a pitch by half a step  
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natural   show
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show distance between any two pitches on a musical scale  
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show pattern of pitches forming a scale two primary modes in western music are major and minor  
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show two or more simultaneously sounding pitches  
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dominant   show
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show chord built of the 4th degree of major and minor scale  
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dissonance   show
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show pitches sounding agreeable and stable again and again  
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show musical figure motive melody harmony or rhythm that is repeated  
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show various levels of volume, loud and soft, at which sounds are produced in a musical composition  
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monophonic   show
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show all voices or lines more to new pitches at roughly he same time  
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polyphonic   show
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statement   show
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repetition   show
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contrast   show
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strophic   show
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troubadours   show
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show secular poet/musician that flourished in northern france during the 13th and early 14th century  
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