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String Instruments
guitar, harp, violin
Woodwind Instruments
flute, clarinet
Brass Instruments
trumpet, horn, tuba
Percussion
drums, tambourine, maracas
Full Orchestra
everything
Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Texture= theme is homophonic and fugue is polyphonic
Timbre= not SATB choir, it is full orchestra
Rhythm= triple meter
Pitch= dissonance
Harmony= dissonance chord
Dynamics= crescendo
Form= theme + variations
Historical Period= the romantic period
Lin-Manual Miranda "My Shot" Hamilton
Texture= homophonic
Timbre= pop, rap, and gospel variations
Rhythm= duple, some syncopation
Pitch= consonant
Harmony= consonant harmony
Dynamics= crescendo
Form= verse-refrain
Historical Period= the classical period
(5th century) Anonymous, Viderunt Omnes ("All the Ends of the Earth") (Loud Men)
Texture= monophonic
Timbre= a cappella, melismatic
Rhythm= no beat/pulse/meter
Pitch= bass clef
Harmony= consonant harmony
Dynamics= decrescendo
Form= ABA (ternary form)
Historical Period= middle ages (medieval period) and organum genre
Hildegard O Viridissima Virga ("O Greenest Branch') (Slow Women)
Texture= monophonic
Timbre= a cappella, melismatic
Rhythm= no beat/pulse/meter
Pitch= treble clef
Harmony= consonant harmony
Dynamics= decrescendo
Form= no repetition
Historical Period= middle ages (medieval period) and organum genre
Léonin, the first section of Viderunt Omnes (Women + Men, "O")
Texture= polyphonic alternating with monophonic
Timbre= a cappella, melismatic
Rhythm= no beat/pulse/meter
Pitch= grand staff
Harmony= consonant harmony
Dynamics= decrescendo
Form= ABA (ternary form)
Historical Period= middle ages (medieval period) and organum genre
Pitch
height of sound
Intervals
distance between any 2 pitches
Consonant Interval
pleasant + harmonic interval
Dissonant Interval
harsh interval
Melody
succession of pitches with a memorable shape
Key
the major or minor mode of a composition
Major (8 pitches)
a diatonic scale with half steps between E + F (3 and 4) and B + C (7 and 8)
Minor (8 pitches)
a diatonic scale with half steps between D + E (2 and 3) and G + A (5 and 6)
Chromatic Scales
the western scale in which the octave is divided into 12 half steps
Rhythm
organization of sounds and durations of pitches and silences
Duple Meter
2 beats per measure
Strong Beats (Duple Meter)
1 and 3 beat
Weak Beats (Duple Meter)
2 and 4 beat
Triple Meter
3 beats per measure
Strong Beats (Triple Meter)
1 and 4 beat
Weak Beats (Triple Meter)
2 and 3 beat
Compound Meter
subdivide beats into smaller grouping of 3
Syncopation
disrupting the meter by placing stresses off the downbeat
Tempo
speed of a musical composition
Presto
very fast
Allegro
fast
Moderato
moderately
Andante
moderately slow
Adagio
slow
Lento
slow
Dynamics
loudness or softness of a pitch
Crescendo
growing louder
Decrescendo/ Diminuendo
becoming softer
pp
"pianissimo" very soft
p
"piano" soft
mp
"mezzo piano" half soft
mf
"mezzo forte" half loud
f
"forte" loud
ff
"fortissimo" very loud
Harmony
vertical combinations of pitches to produce chords
Chord
2 or more notes sounded simultaneously
Timbre
(tone color) the quality of sound that differentiates one instrument from another
Verse-Refrain Form
(AABA) one or 2 lines repeated at the beginning or end of the verse tying song together
Monophonic
one single melody line
Homophonic
single melody supported by chords
Polyphonic
several sounding lines
Gregorian Chant/ Plain Song/ Plain Chant
monophonic chant used in early roman catholic church
Unison
(together) interval formed when 2 voices perform same pitch
Responsorial
soloist answered by a choir
Melismatic
(text setting) several notes sung to one syllable of text
Syllabic
(text setting) one syllable of text has one note
Note 
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