Define the Language of Music Flashcards

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Music may be defined as
An art based on the organization of sounds in time.
What are the four main properties of musical sounds?
Pitch, dynamics, tone color (timbre), duration
What is pitch?
The relative highness or lowness of a sound.
The pitch of a sound is decided by
The frequency of its vibrations.
Frequency of vibrations is measured in
Cycles per second, or hertz.
In general, the smaller the vibrating element, the
Higher its pitch.
A tone in music is a sound that
Has a definte pitch
The distance in pitch between any two tones is called
An interval
If a pitch vibrates at 880 cycles, the octave below would vibrate at
440 cycles.
When tones are separated by the interval of _______________, they sound very much alike.
An octave.
The distance between the lowest and highest tones a voice or instrument can produce is called
Pitch range.
Dynamics in music refers to
Degrees of loudness and softness.
The loudness of a sound is related to the ______________ of the vibration that produces the sound.
Amplitude
When a performer emphasizes a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it, it is called a
Dynamic accent
What language have composers traditionally used to indicate dynamics?
Italian