General Music Timbre/Texture

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monophonic
most basic - 1 layer (melody)
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homophonic
most popular - harmony support melody
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polyphonic
2 melodies simultaneously
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heterophonic
2 or more versions of same melody simultaneously
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Strophic form
A
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Binary form
AB
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Ternary form
ABA
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Sonata
Intro -> Exposition -> Development -> Recapitulation -> Coda
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Timbre AKA...?
Tone Color
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vocal timbre
individual qualities that seperate one voice form another
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register
range of notes possible for a voice/instrument
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bass/baritone
low male voice
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tenor
high male voice
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alto
low female voice
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soprano
high female voice
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instrument
object/device producing musical sound
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percussion
anything you hit/shake
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woodwind
instrument you blow into
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string
anything using mainly string to make sound
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brass
lips vibrating to make sound
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ensemble
group of instruments/voices
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reed
wooden piece inserted into mouthpiece
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