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MUSI 100 Exam 1

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What is the instrument meaning "to strike"? Percussion
Where do strings sit in an orchestra? Front
Who wrote the Pope Marcellus Mass? Palestrina
Where did music originate? Ancient Greeks
Who composed Pale Lingua Joaquin
What is a sequence of notes, either half or full? Scale
What is multiple lines of melody? Polyphony
What are the note values within the measure? Rhythm
What are the five horizontal lines and four spaces that represent pitch? Staff
What are a set of notes played at the same time that sound good together? Chords
What are the two halves of the musical spectrum called? Bass and Treble
What is the global count? Meter
What tracks your beats per minute? Metronome
What is it called when you change keys mid-piece? Modulation
What are multiple notes in one syllable? Melisma
What is it called when notes appear between the beats? Syncopation
What is a form of early medieval church song? Organum
What is the speed of the piece called? Tempo
What is a travelling court musician called? Troubadour
What is the loudness or softness of a piece called? Dynamics
What is the main Latin liturgical church song called? Gregorian Chant
What is the tune of a piece as a whole called? Melody
What are two lines of melody called? Motet
What is a single line of music called? Phrase
What it called when you highlight a certain word in music? Text painting
When a song has a pleasing effect it has...? Harmony
A group of notes to be sung in a single syllable Neumes
One line of music/sound Monophony
What is applied to the bow to create more friction against the strings? Rosin
What is music performed without instrumental accompaniment? Acapella
What is the way an individual applies the mouthpiece of an instrument to their mouth called? Embouchure
What is the repetition of a polyphonic texture called? Imitation
What is the part that rests between your shoulder and your chin on a small string instrument called? Chin rest
What is the tool at the bottom of large string instruments that adjusts the height called? Endpin
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