TEXTURE AND MUSICAL LANGUAGEOnline version

QUESTIONS ABOUT UNIT 3. 2ยบ ESO

by ana paz Alonso
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B
C
D
E
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G
H
I
J
K
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M
N
O
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R
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T
U
V
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Z

Starts with A

It,s a symbol that indicates the modification of a pitch. A music accidental can turn a pitch sharp, flat, or back to its natural state (Natural)

Starts with B

The medium male voice

Starts with C

The notes at the end of a song.

Contains D

The person who makes sure that everyone in the orchestra or choir is playing or singing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time.

Contains E

Is two semitones. It,sthe distance that separates two consecutive notes except between mi and fa or si and do whose distance is a semitone

Starts with F

A symbol put in front of a written note in a piece of music to lower it by one half step.

Starts with G

A plucked string instrument . It has six strings

Starts with H

All the voices are moving the same way forming chords.It,s a type of texture.

Starts with I

The distance between two notes.

Starts with J

American-born music that uses syncopation, altered scales, specific harmonies, and improvisation.

Contains K

A plucked string instrument . It has four strings

Contains L

A method of voice production used to sing nostes higher than their normal range.

Starts with M

Only one melody with no harmony. The simplest texture

Starts with N

An accidental which cancels out the effect of a sharp or flat

Contains O

A group of singers who perform together

Starts with P

Type of Texture. There are various independent and different melodies at the same time

Starts with Q

A note that is played for 1/4 the time of a whole note

Contains R

It is the highest male voice

Starts with S

A series of notes played one after the other, either from the lowest note to the highest note or from the highest note to the lowest note

Starts with T

The relationship between melody and harmony.

Contains U

A large brass instrument, oval in shape with a mouthpiece and a big bell-shaped opening

Starts with V

A four-stringed instrument. Has a shallow body, and is played by holding it under the chin and moving a bow over the strings.

Starts with W

A group of wind instruments made of a long hollow tube of wood or metal.

Contains X

It is a choir in which men and women sing together

Contains Y

The succession of sounds with differen pitches and durations and express a musical idea

Contains Z

The medium female voice