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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






2. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






3. ABACA






4. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis






5. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length






6. ABACABA






7. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






8. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...






9. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together






10. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular






11. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






12. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century






13. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)






14. The reed is used on the...






15. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)






16. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation






17. Influence of blues (sorrowful black folk music) and jazz (roots in African rhythms and harmonies with modern instrumentation - improvisation - and syncopation) - Rock 'n' roll - R&B (rhythm and blues) - country - folk (cultural link - passed on by wo






18. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic






19. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion






20. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble






21. Orchestra gained in importance; increasing use of flutes and oboes; string and wind sections developed; by the 1800s - trombones were introduced; refinement of sonata (instrumental music with a soloist and standard structure for opening movement); de






22. The pace of the beat - The speed at which a composer desires his musical composition to be performed - Measured by the number of beats per minute - The faster the _____ - the more beats per minute






23. An ancient harp






24. Each note has a specific duration represented by a solid black or hollow oval shape - Some have flags and others have stems attached representing different values






25. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension






26. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on






27. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus






28. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow






29. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century






30. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






31. Music played by 1-20 performers






32. Includes any instrument that produces a sound when it is being hit - shaken - rubbed - or scraped - e.g. tambourine - maracas - castanets - claves - xylophone - timpani - cymbals - gong - triangle - bass drum - chimes - celesta - bells - wood block -






33. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






34. Even young children can experience elements of music through conducting speech chants - involving changes in tempo - dynamics - pitch - and so forth - Conducting fosters sensitivity to musical expression






35. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






36. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others






37. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass

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38. System of writing music - came in the 12th century






39. Historical themes: the end of feudalism; a new concept of humanism; rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture and ideals; art and music for their own sake; scientific advances; the age of patronage - Instrumental dance music developed: music and






40. (Staves) - A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces - This is where notes are positioned - The higher the note on a staff - the higher the pitch






41. The succession of notes arranged in an ascending order - 7 of the 12 pitches (tones) that create an octave in western music are named after the first 7 letters of the alphabet: A - B - C - D - E - F - and G - This sequence repeats itself over and ove






42. ABABA






43. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)






44. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...






45. Rebellion; unique sounds; usage of technology; electronic; difficult to quantify; nationalism; folk idiom was prevalent (e.g. - in Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody - Coplan's Appalachian Spring); widening gap between 'art' and popular music (Beatles) - Pol






46. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed






47. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)






48. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period






49. The Church dominated society for most of the era (900 years); sacred music was the most prevalent (liturgical) - Musical notation originally consisted of just the pitch of the notes; notated rhythm was added at the end of the 12th century






50. When utilized as part of an orchestra - the ______________ are sometimes included in the percussion family - Often - when used as a solo instrument - they are referred to as the keyboard family