Arts & Humanities Vocab Midterm

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What term refers to a form of expression within a musical genre? Options: Classical music, Musical Style, genre, popular music

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Musical Style

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What is the name of music intended for a wide audience, featuring prominent melodies and simple chordal accompaniment?

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Popular Music

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What term designates a particular type of music with a distinctive form or sound?

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Genre

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What is the distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice, which is clearly identified by ear?

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Timbre

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What is the term that refers to the performance practices, means, traditions, uses, and beliefs about music of a group of people, either from a specific time or place?

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Music Culture

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What is the oldest and most prevalent category of music? Options: classical music, Traditional Music, music culture, genre

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Traditional Music

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What term means the way the beat or pulses in a musical selection are organized and subdivided? Options: classical music, Traditional music, Beat, Rhythm

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Rhythm

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What is a style of "art" music that stands apart from traditional music?

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Classical Music

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What is the highness or lowness of sound determined by its frequency of vibration?

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Pitch

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What is an intentionally organized succession of musical tones called?

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melody