Chapter 16 - Visual Score Analysis 1

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Bb
________ instruments- Sound a major second below the written concert pitch.
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Melody
________ with accompaniment- Clearly has only one melodic line, but the harmony is not limited to chords moving together.
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Alto
________ instruments- ________ saxophone, oboe, alto flute, viola, horn.
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chords
The ________ are played as arpeggios or broken ________.
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Period
When phases come in pairs and relate to each other
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Antecedent
The first phrase
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Consequent
The second phrase
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Parallel period
When the beginning of the melody is the same in both phrases
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Contrasting period
When the beginning of the melody in each phrase is different
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Form
An analysis of phrase structure
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Song form (aaba)
The most common phrase structure
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Coda (Codetta)
The closing few measures of a composition following the PAC, usually not a part of the main thematic material, but an ending added to give the composition closure
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Coda sign
Used in compositions that employ a da capo (D.C.) or dal segno (D.S.)
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Texture
Basic element of music
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Counterpoint
Involves the writing of musical lines that are distinct from each other, but sound harmonious when played together
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Chords
Occur when three or more notes are grouped together as a unit
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Monophonic
Has only one melodic line with no harmony or counterpoint
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Homophonic
Has one melodic line that draws your attention
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Chordal homophony
Every line or voice moving together with exactly the same or nearly the same rhythm
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Melody with accompaniment
Clearly has only one melodic line, but the harmony is not limited to chords moving together
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Ostinato
Short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout an entire composition or some portion of a composition
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Alberti bass
An accompaniment figure played on a keyboard instrument with the left hand
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Walking bass
A style of bass accompaniment or line that creates a feeling of regular quarter-note movement, similar to the regular alternation of feet while walking
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Ragtime
An American style of music that was popular at the turn of the 20th century
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Sequence
The repeated melodic pattern at a different interval
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Polyphonic (Polyphony, Counterpoint, Contrapuntal)
If more than one independent melody is occurring at the same time
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Imitative
If the individual lines are similar in their shapes and sounds
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Fugue
A form of composition popular in the Baroque era, in which a theme or subject is introduced by one voice and is imitated by other voices in succession
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Nonimitative
If the voice shows little or no resemblance to each other
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Countermelody
A secondary melody or line written to be played simultaneously with a more prominent melody
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Heterophonic
Theres only one melody but different variations of it are being sung or played at the same time
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Solo
A single performer or a passage that is to be performed by a single performer
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Soli
A directive to perform an indicated passage of a composition with an entire section of an ensemble
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Tutti
All members play
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Soprano instruments
Flute, recorder, violin, clarinet, trumpet
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Alto instruments
Alto saxophone, oboe, alto flute, viola, horn
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Tenor instruments
Trombone, clarinet, tenor, saxophone
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Baritone instruments
Basson, English horn, baritone, saxophone, baritone horn, bass clarinet, cello
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Bass instruments
Contrabassoon, bass saxophone, double bass, tuba
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String
Plucked or bowed across strings
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Woodwind
Blowing into a tube with or without a vibrating reed
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Brass
Vibrating the lips against the tube to create sound
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Percussion
Struck with a hand or a stick to produce sound
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Timbre
Determined by how the sound is produced, what the instrument is made of, and the range of an instrument
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Register
Refers to the division of the range of an instrument or singing voice
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Tessitura
The general range of a performer usually vocal that is the most comfortable, and presents the best-sounding, most characteristic tone quality
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Transposition
To sound a pitch different from the one written
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Instrumental transposition
The process of changing the key of a musical piece to accommodate instruments that sound a pitch different from what is notated
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Concert pitch
The actual notes as played by piano or sung by the voice
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Bb instruments
Sound a major second below the written concert pitch
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F instruments
Sound a perfect fifth below concert pitch
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Eb instruments
Sound a major sixth below (or a minor third above) concert
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Orchestra bells and piccolo
They sound an octave higher than written.
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Double bass
Sounds an octave lower than written.