Sxrum Sxrum Sxrum
How has western music been saved/ remembered?
Musical Scores: graphical representations containing signs and expressing musical ideas
What woodwind instrument makes the highest pitch?
The Piccolo
What is a compound or large musical structure?
Form consisting of several long movements
Ex. Symphony
What do all metal wind instruments have?
1. A mouthpiece
2. A tube
3. A bell
What was the purpose for religious music? Secular music?
Religious music: Intended for worship and religious themes
Secular music: Music expresses emotions, tells stories,etc. Not intended for religious purposes
What woodwind instrument makes the lowest pitch?
The Bassoon
What is a suite?
(p. 31)
A series of instrumental pieces that come together to form a complete work
What metal wind instrument has the highest register?
The trumpet
What is a melody?
A melody is a lineal series of notes of different pitch, accompanied by a rhythm forming a musical idea.
What is the highest pitch singing voice called? The lowest?
(p.25)
(Highest to lowest)
Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano
Contralto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass
What is an oratorio?
A religious, vocal form
What metal wind instrument can make high and low notes?
The French horn
What does a sharp sign do to a note?
Flat sign?
Natural sign?
(p. 20)
Sharp: Makes notes a semitone higher
Flat:Makes notes a semitone lower
Natural: Cancels previous sharps and flats
What is Descriptive music?
What type of Descriptive music could play in a storm?
Describes an event or phenomonon
Ex: Rain in a storm, trees shaking, etc.
What is the tie?
A curved line joining two notes of the same pitch, making the note played for a longer duration.
What is musical form?
Organisation of musical elements
What is another name for woodwind instruments?
Aerophones
If I am a 4 year old child what vocal group would I be in? (25)
Soprano
What metal wind instrument has the lowest register?
The tuba
What is an ostinato?(41)
Persistent repetition of a small section of music