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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
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1. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. A large section of a lengthy composition






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






9. ABACABA






10. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






11. 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






12. Often associated with being part of a family - As in human families - the instruments are related to each other Instruments within a family are often manufactured from the same types of materials






13. 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






14. 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






15. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used






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






17. Music played by 1-20 performers






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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)






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






24. 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






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. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together






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






28. 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 -






29. ABABA






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






31. An ancient harp






32. The organization of sound in time






33. 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






34. Musical selections should be chosen based on the physical development of students' voices - Listening while singing should be encouraged to develop interpretive skills and understanding of the structure and elements of music






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






36. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass


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






48. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






49. 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






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