Music 101

The Elements of Music
Melody, Pitch, Harmony and Rhythm
Tempo, Meter, Duple meter, and Triple Meter
Melody, Pitch Harmony and Tempo
Monophy, Heterophy, Polyphony and Homophony
Melody
Succession of pitches with memorable shape
The relative height or depth of a musical sound
A regular arrangement of stressed and unstressed beats
An interval or chord that sounds unstable and harsh, as opposed to consonance
The relative height or depth of a musical sound
Melody
Meter
Tempo
Pitch
The art of setting two or more lines to sound simultaneously
Rhythm
Duple meter
Harmony
Polyphony
Rhythm
A regular arrangement of stressed and unstressed beats
The branch of music that concerns durations of individual pitches and the organization of time in general
The speed of a musical composition
The relative height or depth of a musical sound
Tempo
The quality of sound of a musical instrument
How a piece of music is constructed.
A main melody with supporting accompaniment
The speed of a musical composition
A regular arrangement of stressed and unstressed beats
Consonance
Dissonance
Meter
Melesmatic
Duple Meter
Triple meter
Thicker texture
Fewer parts or voices
More parts or voices
Thinner texture
Fewer parts or voices
More parts or voices
One part, no matter how many are singing or playing it
Monophony
Heterophony
Polyphony
Homophony
Heterophony is a variant of monophony, when two instruments play the same melody at the same time, but one is in an embellished form.
True
False
Polyphony is a main melody with supporting accompaniment
True
False
Homophony
Two or more equal melodies
A main melody with supporting accompaniment
Meter with three beats per measure, with emphasis on the first beat
Meter with two beats per measure, with emphasis on the first beat
Melismatic
A syllable contains many notes
The same music for multiple verses
A syllable contains only one or two notes
Different music throughout the piece
A syllable contains only one or two notes
Syllabic
Melismatic
Strophic
Through Compose
The same music for multiple verses
Through composed
Strophic
Homophony
Heterophony
Form
Binary Form
AA BB two parts, each repeated
ABA three parts, with contrast in the middle
A, A1, A2, A3… same music with different verses
A, B, A1, B, A2, B…..
Tenary Form
AA BB two parts, each repeated
ABA three parts, with contrast in the middle
A, A1, A2, A3… same music with different verses
A, B, A1, B, A2, B…..
Strophic song form
How a piece of music is constructed.
AA BB two parts, each repeated
A, A1, A2, A3… same music with different verses
ABA three parts, with contrast in the middle Strophic
The quality of sound of a musical instrument
Timbre
Dynamic
Form
Texture
The levels of loudness and softness in music
Timbre
Dynamic
Form
Texture
Middle Ages
€ The church in Europe dominated intellectual and cultural life
€ Every document had to be written by hand
€ The invention of printing changed forever the way information could be transmitted
€ When singers were not available, a tradition was started of using instruments
A monophonic melody set to a text used in the Catholic liturgy
Chant
Timbre
Monophonic
Tempo
Hildegard von Bingen
(1098-1179)
(1108-1189)
(1068-1149)
(1048-1129)
Josquin des prez
Puis quen oublin suis de vous
Renaissance
The invention of printing
€ Humanism -An intellectual and cultural movement that explored human interests
€ The rise of the middle class
Professional musicians
The same theme being introduce in different instruments or voices in succession
Imitation
Troubador
Timbre
Rhythm
Madrigal
A secular vocal work set to a poem, usually about love
The same theme being introduce in different instruments or voices in succession
Often about courtly love, both proper and forbidden
Word painting
A secular vocal work set to a poem, usually about love
The same theme being introduce in different instruments or voices in succession
Often about courtly love, both proper and forbidden
Fugue
A polyphonic work based on a central theme and employing imitation
A musical structure consisting of two repeated halves (AABB
A piece for orchestra and multiple soloists
Instrumental music that is in some way associated with story, event or idea
Concerto grosso
A polyphonic work based on a central theme and employing imitation
A musical structure consisting of two repeated halves (AABB
A piece for orchestra and multiple soloists
Instrumental music that is in some way associated with story, event or idea
Program music
A piece for orchestra and multiple soloists
A polyphonic work based on a central theme and employing imitation
Instrumental music that is in some way associated with story, event or idea
A musical structure consisting of two repeated halves (AABB
Concerto
A piece for orchestra and an instrumental soloist. It has three movements: Fast-Slow-Fast. It is structured around the Ritornello
Instrumental music that is in some way associated with story, event or idea
A musical structure consisting of two repeated halves (AABB
A piece for orchestra and multiple soloists
Ritornello
A type of vocal genre typically sung during a service of worship, like an opera without acting, costumes, dancing
The statement and return of the full ensemble in a work alternating between orchestra and soloist or soloists
A style of singing that lies somewhere between lyrical songs and speech, or the operatic number that is sung in that style
The musical number sung by an ensemble with multiple singers
Opera
Overture
Cantata
Recitative
Chorus
Aria
Oratorio
Cantata
Opera performed during religious holidays, without acting, costumes, dancing usually on a sacred subject
Music drama that is sung from beginning to end, with acting and dancing. Originated in Italy, but spread throughout Europe.
A short pattern of notes repeated over and over . Often a basso continuo part, in which case it is called a ground bass.
A type of vocal genre typically sung during a service of worship, like an opera without acting, costumes, dancing
Oratorio
Opera performed during religious holidays, without acting, costumes, dancing usually on a sacred subject
A type of vocal genre typically sung during a service of worship, like an opera without acting, costumes, dancing
Music drama that is sung from beginning to end, with acting and dancing. Originated in Italy, but spread throughout Europe.
A short pattern of notes repeated over and over . Often a basso continuo part, in which case it is called a ground bass.
Basso continuo
A short pattern of notes repeated over and over .
An underlying bass line and harmonies played throughout a piece
Music drama that is sung from beginning to end, with acting and dancing. Originated in Italy, but spread throughout Europe.
A secular vocal work set to a poem, usually about love
Ostinato
An underlying bass line and harmonies played throughout a piece
Music drama that is sung from beginning to end, with acting and dancing. Originated in Italy, but spread throughout Europe.
A short pattern of notes repeated over and over .
A secular vocal work set to a poem, usually about love
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