Music chapter 3 test
Homophony
musical texture in which the voices, or lines, all move together to new pitches at roughly the same time
Tenor
Highest male voice
Snare Drum
a small drum consisting of a metal cylinder covered with a skin or sheet of plastic that, when played with sticks, produces the "rat-ta-tat" sound familiar from marching bands
violin
a string instrument, the soprano member of the violin family
Harp
an ancient, plucked-string instrument with a triangular shape
Cello
an instrument of the violin family but more than twice the violin's size; it is played between the legs and produces a rich, lyrical tone
Saprano
highest female voice
Piano
in musical notation, a dynamic mark indicating "soft"
Stop
the knob on a pipe organ that, when pulled, allows the air to enter a specific set of pipes
symphony orchestra
the large instrumental ensemble that plays symphonies, overtures, concertos, and the like
Double Bass
the largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the string family
Alto
the lower of the two female voice parts
Bass
the lowest male vocal range
Pizzicato
the process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them
Form
the purposeful organization of the artist's materials; in music, the general shape of a composition as perceived by the listener
unison
two or more voices or instrumental parts singing or playing the same pitch
trombone
a brass instrument of medium to low range that is supplied with a slide, allowing a variety of pitches to sound
Tuba
a brass instrument of the bass range
trumpet
a brass instrument of the soprano range
French Horn
a brass instrument that plays in the middle range of the brass family; developed from the medieval hunting horn
mouthpiece
a detachable portion of a brass instrument into which the player blows
mezzo-soprano
a female vocal range between the alto and soprano
flute
a high-sounding member of the woodwind family; initially made of wood, but more recently, beginning in the nineteenth century, of silver or even platinum
Bass Drum
a large, low-sounding drum struck with a soft-headed stick
bassoon
a low, double-reed instrument of the woodwind family
baritone
a male voice part of a middle range, between the higher tenor and the lower bass
binary form
a musical form consisting of two units (A and B) constructed to balance and complement each other
theme and variations
a musical form in which a theme continually returns but is varied by changing the notes of the melody, the harmony, the rhythm, or some other feature of the music
strophic form
a musical form often used in setting a strophic, or stanzaic, text, such as a hymn or carol; the music is repeated anew for each successive strophe
Monophony
a musical texture involving only a single line of music with no accompaniment
Polyphony
a musical texture involving two or more simultaneously sounding lines; the lines are often independent and create counterpoint
Tremolo
a musical tremor produced on a string instrument by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes of the bow
Timpani
a percussion instrument consisting usually of two, but sometimes four, large drums that can produce a specific pitch when struck with mallets
cymbals
a percussion instrument of two metal discs; they are made to crash together to create emphasis and articulation in music
Trill
a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches
clarinet
a single-reed instrument of the woodwind family with a large range and a wide variety of timbres within it
Chorus
textual refrain that repeats
Color
the character or quality of a musical tone as determined by its harmonics (overtones) and its attack and decay
texture
the density and disposition of the musical lines that make up a musical composition
