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MUSIC 1010- EXAM 1 WITH 100- CORRECT ANSWERS
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MUSIC 1010- EXAM 1 WITH 100%CORRECT ANSWERS
Melody
A succession of tones or pitches perceived as a unity.
The part of a piece of music you most readily hear
A musical statement, just like a sentence is a combination of words
Rhythm
The element of time in music
Harmony
The vertical relationship of combined notes.
The simultaneous combination of notes and the ensuing
relationships of intervals and chords.
Not all musics of the world rely on harmony for interest, but it is
central to most Western music
Texture
The interweaving of melodic (horizontal) and harmonic (vertical)
elements in the musical fabric
form
The structure and design in music, based on repetition, contrast,
and variation
The organizing principle of music.
tempo
The speed of music conveys the mood of the music.
Indicated in music by words or metronome markings (beats per
minute)
dynamics
The relative loudness or quietness of musical sound.
The main dynamic terms are based on the Italian words for loud
("forte") and quiet ("piano").
These words can be modified by the prefix "mezzo" (medium) or the
suffix "issimo" (more).
, monophonic
Single-line texture, or melody without accompaniment
homophonic
Texture with a principal melody and accompanying harmony
polyphonic
Occurs when two or more melodic lines combine into a multivoiced
texture
pitch
The highness or lowness of a tone, depending on the frequency
(rate of vibration)
countermelody
An accompanying melody sounded against the principal melody.
A second melody played against the first melody.
beat
Regular pulsation; a basic unit of length in musical time.
meter
The grouping of beats into larger, regular patterns, notated as
measures.
In simple meters, such as duple, triple, and quadruple.
nonmetric
Music lacking a strong sense of beat or meter; common in chant, as
well as in certain non-Western musics
chord
Simultaneous combination of tones that constitute a single block of
harmony.
3 or more tones sounded together
scale
A series of tones or pitches in ascending or descending order.
tonic
The first note of a scale ( keynote "do") serves as the home base
around which the others revolve.
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