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