Notation
A half step higher than a given note. (#)
What is sharp?
Singing in unison (single instrumental line or vocal)
What is monophonic?
Starts loud and gets softer
What is decrescendo?
The quality, pitch and duration of sound
what is tone?
Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
Who is G.F. Handel?
A half step lower than a given note. (b)
What is flat?
Writer of Organum quadruplum “Sederunt principes”
Who is Perotin
An Italian term for very soft
Pianissimo
The placement of sound and silence in time
What is rhythm?
Symphony number 5 hint ( dun dun dun dunnnn)
a set of five horizontal lines where notes are drawn to indicate their pitch
What is a staff?
She composed “De Spiritu Sancto” (Holy Spirit, The Quickener Of Life)
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
starts soft and gets louder
What is crescendo?
Tempo
What is the speed of the music?
(how fast/slow)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Who is J.S. Bach?
an interval of eight tones between two notes of the same letter name.
What is an octave?
monophonic liturgical music, consisting of one melodic line sung in unison without the accompaniment of instruments. (used in Roman Catholic church)
What is Gregorian chant?
An Italian term for very loud
What is Fortissimo
The basic units of time (steady)
What is the beat?
The magic flute.
The distance between two notes
What is an interval?
simultaneous combination of two or more melodic lines in music. (most music we hear today)
What is Polyphonic?
Single linear notes (usually the recognizable part) of a song.
What is the melody?
The effect on sound created by the relationship and interaction of individual music elements.
texture
Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
Who is Johannes Brahms?