CHAPTER 9 FLASHCARDS!!!!

CHAPTER 9 FLASHCARDS The World of Music 7th Edition David Willoughby

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TEXTURE
The density of sound; the number of simultaneously sounding lines.
POLYPHONY
Two or more independent, simultaneously sounding melodies having equal emphasis.
VERNACULAR
The most familiar and most used language of the people of a nation, region, or a cultural group.
COUNTERPOINT
The compositional technique of creating polyphonic texture.
ANTIPHONAL
Responsive
SYLLABIC SETTING
A setting of a text to music in which one syllable of text is given one note of music.
MOTET
A sacred, polyphonic composition with a nonliturgical text.
CONJUNCT
Combined.
CANTUS FIRMUS
A term meaning "fixed melody" that denotes a preexisting melody, often a Gregorian chant, which a composer from the Renaissance used as the basis of a polyphonic composition.
CONSORT
A group of similar instruments--such as soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders--that provde a homogenous sound.
UNITY
Music that does not ramble and is cohesive, with an exact or a modified repetition of themes and patterns.
CADENCES
A point of repose at the ending of a musical phrase.
CHANT
A simple song found in many cultures and traditions.
ART MUSIC
Music that is formal, sophisticated, urban, and appreciated by an educated elite.
MELISMATIC
A setting of a text to music in which one syllable of text is given a series of musical notes.