Music Quiz #1

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motive

motive

small collection of notes played over and over

dynamics (piano/forte)

the variation of loudness between notes and phrases

choir

body of singers with more than one voice to a part

elements of a choir

soprano, alto tenor, bass

soprano, alto, tenor, bass

what are the four groups of orchestral music?

orchestral score

shows all the parts of a large work, with each part on separate staves in vertical alignment

chamber music (solo/ensemble)

instrumental music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part, the most important form being the string quartet

rhythm

organization of sound in time

beat

regularly reoccurring sound

tempo

the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played

accelerando

gradually increasing the tempo of a piece of music

ritardo

gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music

type of meters

duple, triple, quadruple

meter

regularly recurring patterns and accents such as bars and beats

measure/bar

a single unit of time referring to a specific number of beats

bar line

a vertical line that divides one bar from another

down beat

the first note that is heard in the beginning of a piece of music

accent

determines where the measure begins

time signature

indicates how many beats are in each measure

pickup

lyrics or notes that comes before the first full measure of music

simple subdivision

notes are split into two

compound subdivision

notes are split into three

melody

linear succession of musical notes that listener perceives

harmony

a sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously

timbre

the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound, or tone

pitch

the position of a single sound in the complete range of a sound

type of scales

major, minor, chromatic

tonic

the first and last note

dominant

the fifth note

leading tone

the seventh note (note right before the last note that completes the chord)

chord

any harmonic set of pitches/frequencies consisting of multiple notes

tonality

central pitch around which a piece of music gravitates

modulation

temporary change of tonality

monophonic

single musical voice without accompaniment

unison

identical pitch between two notes and sounds

homophonic

two or more voices singing different pitches

polyphonic

2 or more voices singing different pitches moving roughly together in the same rhythm