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Defintions Music 100 A capella- choral music without instrumental accompaniment Accents- emphasis on a note (either louder, longer, higher) compared to notes around it Arpeggio (Broken Chord) - sounding of the individual tones of a chord in sequence rather than simultaneously Bar/Measure- a group set off by bar lines, containing a fixed number of beats Bar linesBeats- a recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time BinaryBrass- instrument made of brass, air instrument, funnel shaped mouth piece. Cadence- progression giving a sense of conclusion Chromatic- a scale using all 12 pitches Clef- symbol used at the beginning of a staff to show pitch of notes Crescendo- gradually louder Concert Master- principal violinist in an orchestra, tunes orchestra Conductor- leader of a performing group of musicians Counter Point- using 2 or more melodic lines into a whole Constant HarmonyChordalDynamics- degree of loudness or softness Descrendo- gradually slower Definite PitchDouble Stop- 2 notes played at once Duple Meter- pattern of 2 beats to the measure Dissonant Harmony- unstable and tense harmony Dominant- triad built on the 5th note of the scale Dynamic Accent- emphasis on a note Forte- loud Fortissimo- very loud Form- organizton of musical ideas in time FanfareHalf Note- quick note Harmony- how chords are constructed and follew Home Key- both the beginning and end note of a piece Homophonic- main melody is accompanied by chords Indefinite PitchIdiomaticKey Signature- sharp or flat signs following the clef LoudnessLegado- smooth connected manner Mezzo Piano- medium soft Mezzo Forte- medium loud Mute- device used to muffle the sound of an instrument Maurice Navel- ManuscriptMotive- fragment or theme that is developed through composition Major- music based on major scale Minor- music based on minor scale Modulation- shift from one key to another in the same piece Monophonic- single melody line without accompiment ModePianissmoPianoPitchPercussionPizzicatoPhrasePolyphonicQuadruple MeterRepeat SignRhythmStringsStaccatoSextuple MeterScoreStaffScaleTuttiTextureTremeloThemeTriple meterTempoTone Colour (Timbre)Time SignatureTiesTriadTonicUpbeatVibratoVariationWhole NoteWoodwinds-