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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. 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






2. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity






3. Middle Ages/Medieval Music style - named after Pope Gregory I - was a melody set to sacred Latin texts. This monophonic style music (one melodic line and no accompaniment) was the official music of the Roman Catholic church






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






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






6. ABACABA






7. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature






8. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated






9. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)






15. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass


16. The language system of writing music so the reader can see what is being communicated - Similar to using written words to communicate thoughts and ideas






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






18. These curvy - wooden - shaped bodies are the largest family of the orchestra - Strings stretch over the body and neck of the instrument and attach to small ornamental heads where they are tuned by turning pegs






19. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






20. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






21. Based upon a short theme called a subject - The ____ subject contains both rhythmic and melodic motifs - The opening of the ____ is announced by one voice alone - A second voice then restates the subject - usually on a different scale - A third and t






22. ABABA






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






24. Music played by 1-20 performers






25. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...






26. Hearing the sounds of music - Children engage in attentive listening and further develop aural acuity - This means that children must be able to hear and reproduce the tones of music in their minds when no sound is actually being produced






27. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






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






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






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






31. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh






32. Refers to the unique sound and style of a composer - culture - country - or period in history - Compositions created around the same time period often have similar styles based upon the historical influences from that era






33. The pattern of musical movement through time - What makes music move and flow - Measured in units of time and organized by sets or patterns that can be repeated - The way sounds beat within different lengths and accents that combine into patterns






34. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats






35. 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 -






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






37. (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






38. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre






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






40. The reed is used on the...






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale






45. ABACA






46. A work - usually identified by a number






47. Polyphonic emphasis on harmony (in which two or more notes are sounded simultaneously as in a chord); sacred (liturgical - such as masses); secular (madrigals/songs)






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






49. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






50. The unique tonal quality of a musical sound - The tone 'color' - It could be described as bright - shrill - brittle - or light; or it could be dull - harsh - forceful - or dark - makes one instrument sound different from another