MU130 - Quiz 4 Flashcards

Monophony - Melody without accompaniment

Diatonicism - Intervallic content based on one of the standard heptatonic scales

Chromaticism - Intervallic content based on the chromatic scale (all semitones)

Raga - the word for mode in Indian music

Aerophone - instrument that produces sound through the vibration of an air cavity

Chordophone - instrument that produces sound through string vibration

Plainchant - also known as Gregorian Chant, monophonic Catholic chant developed in the 9th and 10th centuries

Byzantine Chant - Greek orthodox chant, the oldest musical style in which the composers are known (since c. 6th century)

Antiphony - Call and response, one of the oldest musical forms

Syllabicism - singing one note per syllable

Melismaticism - singing multiple notes per syllable

Johann Sebastian Bach - German Baroque composer, one of the most important of all time (1685-1750)