Texture/Timbre/ Tone
Timbre and tone describe the quality of _______
sounds!
What is the Italian music term that means to play music very loud?
fortissimo
What is the category for popular music?
Pop
What is "form" in music?
The structure of a piece of music, such as sections in a song.
What is a whole note?
a note that lasts for 4 beats
Name 2 instruments that have different timbres.
Answers vary EX. trumpet and piano, flute and violin
What is the tempo marking that means walking pace?
andante
What is the style of music that originates from African-American culture in the early 20th century, and uses a lot of brass and woodwinds?
Jazz
What is binary form?
AB
What is a note that lasts for one beat?
quarter note
What is texture?
How many "voices" you hear together in a single musical piece
What is the Italian musical term that means to play very softly?
pianissimo
What is a style that features rhythmic speaking combined with electronic sounds and pulsing beats?
Rap
What is ternary form?
ABA
What is a note that lasts for two beats?
half note
Describe the tone of a bass drum (3 words).
EX. deep, booming, rich, heavy
What is the tempo marking that means to play fast?
allegro
What is the style of music played by most orchestras?
Classical
What is a piece of music sung or played by two or more performers beginning at different times?
What is a note that lasts for 1/2 beat?
eighth note
What would happen if instruments do not have different tones and timbres?
They all sound the same!
What is the Italian term for gradually getting louder and then gradually getting softer?
crescendo and decrescendo
What is the style of music that is passed down through aural tradition, primarily acoustic, that is unique to a country's individual culture?
Folk
What is the form that features a recurring A section?
rondo ABACABA
What is the note that is grouped in 4's and lasts a total of one beat?
sixteenth notes