Section II: Important

An electronic device developed by Bell Labs in 1937 that compresses and synthesizes the voice of an actual person

Vocorder

Two "voices" in unison

Duet

The Daisy Bell chorus at 1:39 is performed by...

IBM 704 alone

The Daily Bell chorus at 2:41 is performed by...

IBM 704 and Cyber Diva in unison (duet)

Sustaining the last syllable/sound/silence while the metric pulse stops

Fermata

Fermata symbol

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Small oscillation of the "voice" making it sound a bit more human

Vibrato

There is one note per syllable

Syllabically

One syllable of the poetry is set to multiple pitches in the melody

Melismatic text setting

One syllable goes over a series of notes

Melisma

Form of Daisy Bell

Verse Chorus form aBaB

What is a musical style that relies on a small number of musical materials?

Minimalism

What musical technique employs repeated patterns?

Minimalism

What type of music is propelled by a constant pulse?

Minimalism

Harmonies with intervals of perfect fifths

Quintal harmony

In electronic music, it refers to switches that have the power to regulate (abruptly) the flow of the electric current

Gating

Storyline for an orchestra

Program

When instrumental music is used to tell a story without lyrics

Programmatic music

When players roll their tongues rapidly behind their teeth, producing a growl-like sound

Flutter-tongue

Sliding quickly through adjacent pitches

Glissandos

Bowing much closer to the bridge than is customary, creating a scratchier, thinner sound

sul ponticello

Virtuosic, animated pieces that often sound improvises

Toccata

Instruments belong to a same family will play similar music

Sectional writing or block voicing

What is the name of the jazz style associated with Henderson's early work?

swing style

The jazz equivalent of an ostinato

Riff

Instruments supporting the 3 sections in "Take the 'A' Train"

Rhythm section

First time through the 32 bar form in "Take the 'A' Train" is called the first...

Chorus

When a piece is written in one time signature but it sounds as if it has been changed to another time signature

Hemiola, also polyrhythm, crossrhythm

Uses multiple melodies

Multithematic form

Melodies in multithematic form are called

Strains

When a section is loud and aggressive, employing call-and-response alternations

Break-section or "dog-fight"

Louder and more slowly

grandioso

A loud and staccato note or chord at the very end

Stinger