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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition






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






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






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






5. A way to measure rhythmic units - It is noted at the beginning of a composition and looks like a mathematical fraction - The top number denotes the number of beats in a measure and the bottom number denotes what type of note will receive the beat






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. ABACABA






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






13. Two or more tones played simultaneously that support the melody and give music texture or mood - A group of notes that are played behind the melody






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






15. 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






16. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood






17. Whether the pitch of a particular note is played in tune - sharp (higher) - or flat (lower)






18. 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






19. A large section of a lengthy composition






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size






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






30. 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)






31. ABABA






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






33. 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






34. Several notes sounded together






35. 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






36. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time






37. 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 -






38. A type of German song






39. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes






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






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






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






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






44. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






45. Music offers a valuable opportunity to build active listening skills - shape the cognitive and mental processes in children - enhance other subject areas - particularly visual art - form of therapy that offers a unique medium for self - expression






46. ABACA






47. Reading and writing music - For example - using memorization to understand time signatures would not produce the same benefits as if the students participated in playing or singing






48. 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






49. 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






50. The organization of sound in time