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World of Music Midterm Study Guide

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Introduction to Music Dynamics- degrees of loudness or softness in music Timbre- tone color; quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another Pizzicato- plucking a string Vibrato- small fluctuations of pitch which make the tone warmer Woodwinds- single reeds: clarinet, saxophone - double reeds: oboe, English horn, bassoon Percussion- definite pitch: produces tones, xylophone - indefinite pitch: produces noise-like sounds, tambouring, cymbals Meter- organizes beats into regular groups Tempo- speed of the music Melody- a series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole; a tune Phrase Structure- usually 2-4 shorter segments that make up melodies Cadence- a resting place at the end of a phrase Staccato- short, detached style

World of Music Study Guide Exam 1

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Dissonance- tension in sound; unstable tone combination which demands onward motion to a stable chord Consonance- relaxed sound; stable tone combination which indicates a point of rest Concerto- soloist and orchestra Cadenza- solo spot within a concerto Nationalism- homeland; expressed when romantic composers deliberately created music with a national identity using the folk songs, dances, legends and history of their homelands (e.g. Chopin drew on Polish folk dances for inspiration; Smetana?s The Moldau is influenced by folk music and legends of his native Bohemia) Exoticism- foreign; composers drew on colorful materials from other lands (e.g. Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov suggested an Arabian atmosphere in Scheherazade)

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? ? piano =======================& # c ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Allegretto ? ? ? ? ? ? q = 115 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . ? =======================? # c ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ?_ ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ?_ ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l ? ? =========================& # ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Ah! Vous Dirais Je Maman

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