Overall sound of the music.

The order of the parts of the music.

Series of pitches that makes a tune.

Layers of sound, how sparse the music is.

How loud or soft the music is.

How long or short the sound is.

The rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions.

Unique sound quality of an instrument.

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

WHAT IS THIS NOTE CALLED?

Is a single note that covers the entirety of a four-beat measure. It contains an open note head with no stem.

WHAT IS THIS NOTE CALLED?

Is a single note that covers half of a four-beat measure. It contains an open note head with a stem.

WHAT IS THIS NOTE CALLED?

Is a single note that covers one-quarter of a four-beat measure. It contains a closed note head with a stem.

WHAT IS THIS NOTE CALLED?

Covers one-eighth of a four-beat measure. The eighth note contains a closed note head with a stem and a tail.

WHAT IS THIS NOTE CALLED?

Covers one-sixteenth of a four-beat measure. It contains a closed note head with a stem and a double tail.

Is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

Is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types.

Is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

Meaning "high" in Italian, historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.

Is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch or in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments.

A symbol located at the beginning of a staff to indicate the pitches of the notes placed on the lines and spaces of the staff.

Written as do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, Do. These so-fa names are arranged in ascending or descending order.

The musical alphabet includes only 7 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. On the staff, each line or space represents a different letter.

1 + Melody = melody w/o accompaniment

1 + Melody = melody w/ accompaniment

2 + Melody = melody w/ accompaniment

2 Orm + Melodies w/ accompaniment

Fortissimo is _____

Forte is _____

Pianissimo is _____

Piano is _____

What is your favorite from the discussed periods?

Is a French word which means rebirth.

Was known as the Golden Age of Vocal Polyphony.

A 16th century piece of vocal chamber music set for four to six voices of equal importance.

Consisted of a piece of plain song and two or more additional parts, each with different words.

Voices repeat the same melody.

A secular melodic line that ran through the work like a needle. It was a Gregorian chant sung in long notes by the tenor.

16th–century form based upon the vocal chanson; developed into an original composition for instruments in the same style.

A wide variety of instrumental compositions in the 15th and 16th enturiesthat are in a free, irregular, or improvisatory form.

The word Baroque comes from the Portuguese word ______ meaning “misshapen pearl”.

Rhythmic patterns heard at the beginning of the piece are reiterated many times throughout the piece

Tend to be simple and tunes can be sung.

Is a song for solo voice and accompaniment in which the vocal part is written in a fairly complex style.

Often used at the conclusion of a recitative, is a work for solo voice and accompaniment written in a style between that of a recitative and aria.

Apply to works for voice and accompaniment, usually in fairly simple, homophonic style, and in binary or ternary form.

Is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements often involving choir.

Is a drama song with instrumental accompaniment and presented with appropriate scenery, costumes, and staging.

Is a composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists.

Are different from Renaissance masses in that they have orchestral accompaniment, sections for vocal solos or ensembles, and in general a more dramatic, almost operatic character

is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring fast–moving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuosic passages or sections, generally emphasizing the dexterity of the performer’s fingers.

Is a musical composition with its roots in the art of improvisation. Because of this, it seldom approximates the textbooks rules of any strict musical form.

Is a short piece of music, the form of which may vary from piece to piece.

Is a compositional technique, in two or more voices built on a subject that is introduced at the beginning in imitation and recurs frequently in the course of the composition.

Is an important Baroque instrumental form for the solo harp, clavichord or orchestral instruments.

Is a work for one solo instrument, such as harpsichord, violin, or flute with orchestral accompaniment, usually strings and continuo. It is customarily in three movements in varying tempos: fast –slow –fast.

Many of these composes worked in Vienna, it is sometimes refferedto as the “Viennese Classical Period”.

Was first used to describe new painting and literature, towards the end of the 18th century.

Composers from this period aimed for a store powerful expression of emotion, often revealing their innermost thoughts and feelings.

Formed between music, painting and literature, composers started to compose, music that tells a story.

What are the main three types of Program Music?

It is music specially composed to be heard at certain points during the performance of a play.

These are several pieces of incidental music gathered together, intended for a play.

IDENTIFY THIS COMPOSER:

"Savior of Church Music"

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"Father of German Cantata"

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"Bridge to the Romatic Period"

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"Greatest Russian Composer of His Time"

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"Originator of a Solo Piano Recital"

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"Greatest Romantic Piano Composers"

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"Father of the String Quartet"

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"Greatest Oratorio Composer in Germany"