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Elements of Music
Instruments
Texture, Form, Tempo
Dynamics
Medieval Music
100
I am organized sound in time.
What is Music?
100
I am a member of an instrument family that uses a bow to make a sound
What is strings?
100
my texture of sound contains very little parts in a song and isn't very dense
What is thin texture?
100
Very soft
What is pianissimo (pp)?
100
widely used chant in western europe
What is Gregorian chant?
200
I am the loudness and softness of sound
What is dynamics?
200
Technique of plucking a string instead of bowing it
What is pizzicato?
200
very fast in music
What is presto?
200
soft
What is piano (p)?
200
Note continuously sounding throughout a piece or large section of a piece
What is drone?
300
Distinct tonal properties of a sound (like the uniqueness of your own voice)
What is timbre?
300
I am part of an instrument family that makes my sound by "buzzing" or vibrating my lips across a mouthpiece
What is brass?
300
Texture with only ONE melody line
What is monophonic?
300
strong accent on a single note
What is sforzando? (sf)
300
Pray 8 times a day; periods of daily prayer in monasteries
What is Divine Office?
400
two or more notes played or sang at the same time.
What is harmony?
400
I use reeds to make sound (most of the time!)
What is woodwind?
400
texture comprised of melody and accompaniment
What is homophonic texture?
400
Very loud
What is fortissimo (ff)?
400
monophonic vocal music in free rhythm, used in both the mass and the Divine office (clue: Halo video game theme)
What is chant?
500
The combination and selection of instruments and voices in a song or piece of music.
What is instrumentation?
500
To make sound, I usually strike an object against another
What is percussion?
500
a decisive change in the musical flow that marks the different sections in music.
What is punctuation?
500
loud
What is forte (f)?
500
Single syllable may be sustained for many notes.
What is melisma?