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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Symphonic poem (orchestral work that portrayed a story) and concert overture (e.g. - Rossini's William Tell). Emphasis was on the sonata and symphony - and included the introduction of dissonance to create emotion; featuring virtuoso performers






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






8. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






9. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played






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






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






12. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset






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






14. ABACA






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Heavily ornate style; counterpoint (technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole); melodic line; emphasis on contrast and volume; imitative polyphony (many - sounding melodic lines are presented by one voice or instrument and






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. The reed is used on the...






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






29. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch






30. Music played by 1-20 performers






31. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






32. ABABA






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






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






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






36. A work - usually identified by a number






37. An ancient harp






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






39. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute






40. A drama - either tragic or comic - that sung to an orchestral accompaniment - Often based on biblical stories - Typically a large - scale composition with vocal soloists - a chorus - and orchestra






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






42. Creating music






43. 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






44. 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






45. Homophony (a single melodic line and an accompaniment); simpler textures and melodies; expansion of textures - melodies - and variation. String quartet (two violins viola - and cello); Haydn 'the father' of the string quartet; orchestral symphony (or






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven