Chapter 16 - Visual Score Analysis 1

________ instruments- Sound a major second below the written concert pitch.

________ with accompaniment- Clearly has only one melodic line, but the harmony is not limited to chords moving together.

________ instruments- ________ saxophone, oboe, alto flute, viola, horn.

The ________ are played as arpeggios or broken ________.

When phases come in pairs and relate to each other

The first phrase

The second phrase

When the beginning of the melody is the same in both phrases

When the beginning of the melody in each phrase is different

An analysis of phrase structure

The most common phrase structure

The closing few measures of a composition following the PAC, usually not a part of the main thematic material, but an ending added to give the composition closure

Used in compositions that employ a da capo (D.C.) or dal segno (D.S.)

Basic element of music

Involves the writing of musical lines that are distinct from each other, but sound harmonious when played together

Occur when three or more notes are grouped together as a unit

Has only one melodic line with no harmony or counterpoint

Has one melodic line that draws your attention

Every line or voice moving together with exactly the same or nearly the same rhythm

Clearly has only one melodic line, but the harmony is not limited to chords moving together

Short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout an entire composition or some portion of a composition

An accompaniment figure played on a keyboard instrument with the left hand

A style of bass accompaniment or line that creates a feeling of regular quarter-note movement, similar to the regular alternation of feet while walking

An American style of music that was popular at the turn of the 20th century

The repeated melodic pattern at a different interval

If more than one independent melody is occurring at the same time

If the individual lines are similar in their shapes and sounds

A form of composition popular in the Baroque era, in which a theme or subject is introduced by one voice and is imitated by other voices in succession

If the voice shows little or no resemblance to each other

A secondary melody or line written to be played simultaneously with a more prominent melody

Theres only one melody but different variations of it are being sung or played at the same time

A single performer or a passage that is to be performed by a single performer

A directive to perform an indicated passage of a composition with an entire section of an ensemble

All members play

Flute, recorder, violin, clarinet, trumpet

Alto saxophone, oboe, alto flute, viola, horn

Trombone, clarinet, tenor, saxophone

Basson, English horn, baritone, saxophone, baritone horn, bass clarinet, cello

Contrabassoon, bass saxophone, double bass, tuba

Plucked or bowed across strings

Blowing into a tube with or without a vibrating reed

Vibrating the lips against the tube to create sound

Struck with a hand or a stick to produce sound

Determined by how the sound is produced, what the instrument is made of, and the range of an instrument

Refers to the division of the range of an instrument or singing voice

The general range of a performer usually vocal that is the most comfortable, and presents the best-sounding, most characteristic tone quality

To sound a pitch different from the one written

The process of changing the key of a musical piece to accommodate instruments that sound a pitch different from what is notated

The actual notes as played by piano or sung by the voice

Sound a major second below the written concert pitch

Sound a perfect fifth below concert pitch

Sound a major sixth below (or a minor third above) concert

They sound an octave higher than written.

Sounds an octave lower than written.