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Flashcards by Alex Guest, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alex Guest
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is rhythm? | A series of notes of different lengths |
| What is pitch? | How high or low a note is |
| How is harmony created? | by combining different pitches at the same time |
| What is Texture? | different layers of music playing together at the same time |
| What is dynamics? | How loud or soft the music is |
| What is instrumentation? | The instruments used in a piece of music |
| What is melody? | a series of pitches that sound tuneful, often the most important part of the music |
| How long is a minim? | 2 beats |
| how long is a semibreve? | 4 beats |
| What note is 1 beat long? | crotchet |
| What does a quaver rest look like? | a seven |
| Is it the semibreve rest or minim rest that lies on the bottom of the line? | semibreve, the minim lies on the top |
| Complete this phrase: Every _____ Boy ______ Football | Every Good Boy Deserves Football |
| What is used to remember what note is in between the lines? | F A C E |
| True or false: Sharps are shown as this # and flats are shown as b's | True |
| True or false: Major keyed music sounds bright and and happy and minor keyed music sounds dark and sad | true |
| consonant means... | this kind of harmony means the notes fit well together |
| if the music clashes or does not sound nice what is it called? | dissonant music |
| Where does Gamelan Music come from? | Indonesia in south east Asia and in particular islands of Java and Bali |
| Gamelan music mainly consists of what instruments? | Gongs, drums, flutes. Also, metal keyed percussion instruments called metallophones (e.g. Bonang, Gender, kendang, saron and Kenong) There are occasional bowed instruments and bamboo rattles |
| Finish this sentence: Gamelan is often linked to ... and is performed with... | it is linked with weddings, funerals and other ceremonies and celebrations and is performed with dancers |
| What does f mean in dynamics? | forte (loud) |
| What does mf mean in dynamics? | mezzo forte (moderately loud) |
| What does fff mean in dynamics? | as fortissimo as possible |
| What does pp mean in dynamics? | pianissimo (very soft) |
| What does mp mean in dynamics? | mezzo piano (moderately soft) |
| What does ppp mean in dynamics? | as pianissimo as possible |
| What does ff mean in dynamics? | fortissimo (very loud) |
| What does p mean in dynamics? | piano (soft) |
| What is very important in film music and why? | Instrumentation because different instruments set different moods and can make parts seem dramatic |
| What are the things in theme music that usually changes depending on the film? | instrumentation, dynamics or tempo |
| What four different families of instruments make up an orchestra and give examples of them | Woodwind (piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon), Brass (french horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba), Percussion (Timpani, cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, triangle celesta) and strings (Violin, Viola, cello and double bass) |
| when was the baroque period? | 1600 - 1750 |
| during the baroque period, what instruments/ family were a vital member of the orchestra | the string family, the harpsichord, the oboe or trumpet, occasionally the recorder and playing the bass line with cellos is called basso continou |
| is baroque music decorated with fast notes or slow notes | fast notes (ornamentation) because of how the harpsichord id designed |
| what does Pachelbel's canon have features of? | it is in major key, it has a repeating bass line, called a ground bass and it only uses baroque instruments: violin, viola, cello and harpsichord or organ |
| what are some famous baroque composers? | JS Bach, Handel and Pachelbel |
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