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Word Bank Chapter 1
Beat Call and response Canon Clave Form Melody Pitch
1. a question-and-answer pattern in which a group responds to a leader
2. the highness or lowness of sound determined by its frequency of vibration
3. a musical form where parts enter at different times but have the same melody throughout
4. a basic rhythmic pattern that provides the foundation for the complex rhythms played by multiple drums
5. an intentionally organized succession of musical tones
6. the structure and design of a composition, incorporating repetition, contrast, unity, and variety
7. a steady recurring pulse
Word Bank Chapter 2
Anthropologist Chamber music Classical music Culture Ethnomusicologist Gamelan Genre Music culture Musical style Popular music Rhythm Timbre Traditional music
1. a form of expression within a musical genre
2. a style of "art" music that stands apart from traditional or popular music
3. a scholar who studies the physical and cultural characteristics and social customs of a group of people
4. the way the beats or pulses are organized and subdivided
5. the performance practices, means, traditions, uses, and beliefs about music of a group of people, either from a specific time or place
6. a scholar who studies the music of different cultural groups
7. music intended for a wide audience, featuring prominent melodies
8. informal music that develops within and is strongly associated with a cultural group or region
9. a particular type of music with a distinctive form or sound
10. the customs, beliefs, language, arts, and institutions of a group of people that are learned and transmitted within the group
11. music written during the Classical period for small ensembles
12. the distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice, which is clearly identifiable by the ear
13. a Balinese music ensemble or performing group
Word Bank Chapter 3
Aesthetic Aural Ensemble Interval Major scale Mariachi Monophonic Perceptive listening Scale Texture Virtuoso
1. relating to hearing
2. the way sounds are woven together
3. listening to and appreciating a musical work for its full range of technical and expressive properties
4. characterized by a heightened sensitivity to the content, form, or emotional impact of an artistic work or event
5. a sequence of eight pitches built on the pattern of two whole (w) steps, one half (h) step, three whole steps, and one half step
6. the distance in pitch between two tones
7. a Mexican musical group with several violins, trumpets, a large bass guitar, and special five- and six-string guitars
8. a performer with brilliant, flawless technique
9. a cooperative musical expression
10. in unison with everyone sounding the same pitch or octave at the same time
11. a sequence of tones arranged in rising pitches
Word Bank Chapter 4
Accent Improvisation Measure Meter Ostinato Syncopation
1. the aural aspect of music in which a certain number of beats are grouped together
2. the emphasis placed on a musical sound
3. deliberate shifts of accent so that it conflicts with the steady beat
4. the division of beats into a defined group separated by a bar line
5. a repeated musical figure
6. spontaneous musical invention
Word Bank Chapter 5
Ballet Cha-Cha Charleston Conjunto Lindy Hop Mambo Samba Tango Tap dancing
1. a refined style of classical dance emphasizing the verticality of the body, an outward rotation of the legs with fluid foot and leg work, and virtuoso turns and jumps
2. a step dance in which foot movements produce audible rhythms emphasized by small metal plates on the soles of the dancer's shoes
3. an athletic dance that includes kicks and inward leg rotations on syncopated beats of the music
4. dance music created by Mexicans in Texas
5. an African-Brazilian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango
6. a type of ballroom dance that originated in Cuba
7. a Latin American dance performed at a moderately slow, walk-like tempo in 4/4 meter
8. a rhythmic Latin American dance with the basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle
9. a jazzy dance in which couples swing, balance, and twirl
Word Bank Chapter 6
A cappella Audiation Baritone Bass Bel canto Blue note Blues Coloratura Contralto Countertenor Mezzo soprano Range Register Soprano Tenor
1. the distance between the lowest and highest pitches of the voice
2. a lower male register with a rich, robust, resonant, and full quality
3. a low female register with a full, rich, dark, and powerful quality
4. a selected pitch, usually on the third and seventh degrees of the scale, whose intonation is altered at the discretion of the performer
5. singing without instrumental accompaniment
6. vocal ranges
7. the intermediate female voice that sings in the lower part of the sopranano range
8. a style characterized by lyrical and flowing phrases, beauty of vocal color, and brilliant technique
9. the high female register
10. a genre of African American music that often expresses frustration, sadness, or longing
11. the high male range, with a powerful, ringing quality
12. the highest male voice with a falsetto range and quality and a register in the female alto range
13. the intermediate male voice
14. the highest female voice that is light and flexible enough to perform scales and trills
15. the capacity to think sound
Word Bank Chapter 7
"felt" time Arranger Conductor Harmony Minor scale Primary chord Rubato Symphony Theme and variations Transcription
1. an arrangement of music transferred from one medium to another
2. the free treatment of tempo within a musical phrase
3. a sequence of eight pitches built on the pattern of one whole (w) step, one half (h) step, two whole steps, one half step, and two whole steps
4. an aspect of music that controls the listener's sense of how much time has passed
5. the director of an orchestra, choir, or other performing group
6. vertical blocks of different tones that sound simultaneously
7. a musical form in which a melodic idea is stated then varied in a succession of statements
8. a musician who reworks existing musical material
9. harmony built on the first (DO), the fourth (FA), and the fifth (SOL) degrees of the scale
10. an extended work for orchestra with several contrasting movements
Word Bank Chapter 8
Composition Fanfare Hook Modulation Synthesizer
1. the motive or "grabber" phrase in a song that often accompanies the words of the song's title
2. a change of key
3. the craft of putting together sounds to create a musical work
4. an electronic device, usually with a keyboard, capable of producing sounds in almost any range, tone quality, and volume
5. a short, showy tune, usually written for brass, played to honor important people or announce an important event
Word Bank Chapter 9
Bebop Break Bridge Chromatic Dorian mode Fusion Jazz Polyrhythmic Scat singing Swing
1. a connective part of a composition
2. a complex and sophisticated type of improvised jazz
3. juxtaposing two or more different rhythms
4. a combination of jazz and rock
5. incorporating tones from a musical scale consisting entirely of half steps
6. a form of vocal improvisation on nonsense syllables (such as doo-wah, doo-wee)
7. a musical form distinguished by its reliance on improvisation and its rhythmic urgency
8. the special rhythmic character that jazz musicians add to the music
9. a measure or two where everyone stops playing except the soloist
10. a scale with the pattern of whole step, half, whole, whole, whole, half, and whole
Word Bank Chapter 10
Cadence Lyrics Metaphor Prosody Symbolism
1. the use of one idea to represent or stand for another
2. the words of a song
3. musical qualities of language
4. a breathing break
5. a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is used to substitute for or designates another
Word Bank Chapter 11
Aboriginal Cantata Chorale Chorale prelude Conjunct Counterpoint Disjunct Gospel music Harmonics Kriti Mass Overtone Qawwali
1. a series of tones generated by the fundamental tone
2. the combination of two or more related melodies to create a harmonic texture
3. the original or first people to inhabit a place
4. rhythmic, fast-paced music used by groups of Sufi Muslims
5. a composition that serves as an introduction to the singing by the congregation
6. a melody formed by successive pitches of the scale
7. spirited songs accompanied by tambourines, drums, and piano
8. a faint tone that is generated when any one tone is sounded
9. an accompanied vocal work in a number of movements with a sacred or a secular text
10. liturgy
11. a hymn tune
12. a melody formed by intervals larger than a second
13. a Hindu religious song that is sung in praise of a particular god or gods
Word Bank Chapter 12
Compound meter Heterophony Lakalaka National anthem Protocol
1. a set of rules governing diplomatic or state etiquette
2. a musical texture that occurs when melodic variants of the same tune are performed simultaneously
3. a song of praise or devotion to one's country
4. the national dance of Tonga
5. a division of the pulse into groupings of three segments
Word Bank Chapter 13
Contrafactum Dirge Drone Opus
1. a slow, mournful hymn or lament
2. a continuous note of fixed pitch serving as permanent bass
3. a term designating a musical work or set of works
4. compositional technique of writing new lyrics to an existing melody
Word Bank Chapter 14
Aria Libretto Opera Opera buffa Opera seria Pathos Recitative Verismo
1. sung conversation between characters to help advance the storyline
2. the feeling of sympathetic pity or compassion for a character
3. a staged drama that is predominantly sung, most often with orchestral accompaniment
4. a song for a solo singer and orchestra
5. the text of an opera or musical, including dialogue and lyrics
6. a serious form of opera with lofty heroic themes from history and mythology
7. a style of Italian opera with realistic portrayals of everyday life
8. comic opera
Word Bank Chapter 15
Broadway musical Dialogue Monologue Motive Operetta Repertoire Vaudeville
1. a stage play with songs and dance interspersed with spoken lines
2. an early staged variety show that included songs, dances, and comedy skits
3. a short musical idea that is easily remembered and helps unify a composition
4. an inventory of compositions mastered and performed by a musician
5. a dramatic speech or song delivered by one character
6. a dramatic stage form that combines the arts of acting and singing
7. the spoken lines of a play or musical show
Word Bank Chapter 16
Character theme Click-track Cue Dubbing Empathy Foreshadow Mag track Music director Scoring Sound track Spot
1. the professional responsible for selecting, commissioning, and/or writing a music track for a film
2. to suggest actions or events before they happen
3. the sharing of another person's feelings or emotions
4. a film similar to audiotape coated with an oxide surface
5. a perforated strip along the film's edge containing coded representations of the sound
6. composing music expressly for a film
7. putting all the elements of sound-dialogue, sound effects, and music-onto one soundtrack
8. a series of clicks that allow the conductor to synchronize an orchestra to a film
9. to determine which scenes should have music
10. the specific music for a particular scene in a film or television production
11. a melody associated with a particular character that recurs throughout a film or musical work
Word Bank Chapter 17
Baroque period Concerto Continuo Fugue Madrigal Motet Neume Parallel organum Plainsong Renaissance Score Solmization Terraced dynamics Word painting
1. an accompaniment consisting of a harpsichord sounding the chords and a viola da gamba reinforcing the bass line
2. the stylistic period between approximately 1600 and 1750
3. method of assigning a syllabic name to each tone of the scale to facilitate memorization
4. a rich, polyphonic composition consisting of a series of successive melody imitations
5. a compositional method in which two voice parts sing the same melody, one a perfect fourth or fifth higher than the other
6. a nonreligious vocal work in several parts (usually five)
7. music with no strict meter or accompaniment, sung by a single voice or unison choir
8. rebirth and revival of human creativity
9. layered dynamic levels within a composition
10. markings over or under the text to signal pitch changes
11. music that portrays the meaning of the words of the text
12. solo parts alternated with a group of instruments
13. a polyphonic choral composition based on sacred texts
14. the written notation of a composition
Word Bank Chapter 18
Art song Coda Idée fixe Lieder Program music Program symphony Romantic period Rondo Scherzo Sonata Sonata allegro form Tone poem Tutti
1. German art songs
2. a section of a concerto in which all the instruments and/or voices perform together
3. instrumental compositions that attempt to convey a specific idea without using lyrics
4. a vigorous and sometimes lighthearted movement in triple meter with a middle section or trio
5. a composition consisting of a recurring theme alternating with contrasting sections
6. a type of program music written for textual materials including stories or plays
7. a pictorial or descriptive orchestral work in several movements
8. a short concluding section of a piece of music that essentially ties together the main thematic threads and ends the piece
9. an ABA form composed of three sections: exposition, development, and recapitulation
10. a period during the nineteenth century and early twentieth century (1825-1900) when composers created music that often exploded with emotion
11. a composition for solo voice and piano
12. a work in several movements for one or more instruments
13. a fixed melodic idea that recurs throughout all movements of a symphony
Word Bank Chapter 19
Aleatory music Atonal Dissonance Expressionism Impressionism Minimalism New Romanticism Tonality Tone row
1. a series of notes comprising the 12 pitches of the chromatic scale
2. discord in music, suggesting a state of tension
3. a musical style that subjectively explores deep inner feelings
4. a musical style that combines tonal melody with exotic textures and timbres
5. a style of music that stresses the element of repetition with changes dictated by a rule or system
6. the quality of a system of pitches
7. music in which composers deliberately leave parts of the composition and performance undetermined and at the discretion of performers
8. without tonality or a tonal center
9. French style of atmospheric music of the late nineteenth century
Word Bank Chapter 20
Apartheid Ballad Folk music Protest music Slogan
1. a powerful musical genre directed at social injustices and the desire for change
2. a phrase used repeatedly to convey goals or communicate an important message
3. a policy of racial segregation
4. uncomplicated music that speaks directly of everyday matters
5. a musical form consisting of verses in narrative style, often with a repeated refrain
Word Bank Chapter 21
Hyperinstrument MIDI Musique concrete Remixing Sampling Telharmonium Theremin
1. manipulating bits of prerecorded sound to form new sounds
2. a system of electronic composition in which natural sounds are taped, edited, and shaped into a composition recorded on magnetic tape
3. a machine that used electrical current to produce musical sounds played on a keyboard and sent through telephone lines
4. an instrument that, with the help of a computer, responds to live musicians
5. an electronic musical instrument with two projecting electrodes, one that controls pitch and the other, volume
6. a technique that creates a new version of a song by adding different material to the original version
7. computer language that was invented to help synthesizers and other pieces of musical equipment communicate with one another
Word Bank Chapter 22
Commercialization Hip-hop Rap Salsa Urbanization Visualization
1. a genre of popular music that addresses social issues in highly rhythmic and usually spoken lyrics over a driving dance beat
2. the process of enhancing material that is heard by adding information that is seen
3. exploitation chiefly for financial gain
4. the development of a culture that is the result of the crowded intensity of a city lifestyle
5. dance music of Cuban origin that borrows rhythms, harmonies, and improvised elements from American jazz and from Puerto Rican and South American festival music
6. an energetic and talky form of accompanied singing that often highlights the harsh realities of urban America |
