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Which
word means to move an existing melody or arrangement up or down in pitch. |
transpose |
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2 |
Which word
means a part of a piano? Left quiet pedal and right sustaining pedal. Also
part of an organ where pedals provide an added keyboard played with the
feet. |
pedal |
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3 |
Which word
means a single or multiple notes played at the same time as other parts. |
Drone |
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4 |
Give the name
for a Baroque music term referring to the harmonic instrument binding the
orchestral group. This was usually a harpsichord, organ or theorbo. |
Continuo |
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5 |
Give the name
for the five lines upon which music is written. |
Stave |
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6 |
Give the name
for all the parts written out of an arrangement for a large group. |
Score |
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7 |
What is the
sign, which is an indication of a range of notes in notation? |
Clef |
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8 |
Which signs
indicate a higher and lower range of notes? |
Treble and bass clefs |
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9 |
What is the
name for two vertical lines across a stave ending a composition or a
section? |
Double bar |
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10 |
What is the
name for the divisions of time on musical notation, usually an equal
number of beats? |
Bar |
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11 |
What is the
name for the sharps or flats indicated at the start of a composition and
the start of every stave? |
Key signature |
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12 |
What
is the name for the two numbers indicating the number of beats and what
kind of beats in each bar. |
Time signature |
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13 |
What
is the name for the signs indicating how notes are to be decorated? |
Ornamentation
signs |
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14 |
What is the
name for indications of regular accenting in a composition, usually two,
three or four beats in a pattern. |
Pulse/beat |
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15 |
What is the
name for three notes in the time of two notes? |
Triplet |
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16 |
What is the
name for a rhythm where the beat can be divided by three? |
Dotted rhythm |
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17 |
Which word
describes the deliberate accents on sounds between beats giving the
impression that the sound is slightly before or after it is expected. |
Syncopation |
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18 |
What is the
name for regular strong accents on usually weaker beats of the bar? For
example accents on beats two and four of a 4/4 time composition. |
Off-beat |
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19 |
What
is the name for different rhythms and metres performed at the same time
but with the beats usually running at the same speed? |
Cross rhythm |
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20 |
Which
word describes the rhythm upon which an Indian composition might be based? |
Tale (Indian) |