1750-1865
Romantic period;
epitomizing the maturity of the baroque period and putting all characteristics into composition
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Bluegrass
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sub-genre of country with cultural influence from the isle of Britain
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Baroque Music
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1600-1750
unity of mood throughout the composition;
polyphonic
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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1770-1827
between classical and romantic period; deaf in 20s;
most famous and influential composer
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Timbre
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quality of a musical note, sound, or tone
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Joseph Haydn
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1732-1809;
classical composer known for contributions to symphony and string quartet
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Bluegrass is a mixture of
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country and jazz
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Work Songs
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African American agricultural workers working in the fields - hymnal lyrics with slow steady rhythm
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Folk Songs
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stems from rural workers singing during their labor
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Frederic Chopin
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1810-1849
Romantic Period
solo piano
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Modern
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1900-present
increased technical aspect of composition;
rhythmic structure is more flexible and important
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Tone
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overall quality of a sound
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Melody
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the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm
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Country
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1920s in souther region of US;
blend of many traditional forms of music and is a result of many european and mexican cultures blending around texas
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Jazz
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1900s in the southern states by african americans;
improvisational form and up-tempo beats;
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Jazz is a blend of
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folk music and blues
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Romantic
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1850-1900
more emotion in music - inserted instruments to increase the range;
freedom to express their emotions through their work
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Polyphonic
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two melodies compete for the listener's attention
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Whose work was the pinnacle of classical literature
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Wolfgang Mozart
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Tejano
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Mexican-American culture;
upbeat
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Dynamics
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varying degrees of loud and soft
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Form
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design of the structure of a musical composition
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Gospel
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Christian music written to express a spiritual emotion of belief
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Rock and Roll
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1950s;
collection of country music, blues, and african roots;
upbeat celebrating women and cars
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Blues
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end of 1900s;
african americans performing agricultural work;
spiritual hymns, work songs, shouts and chants - simple rhythm
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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1756-1791
considered a child prodigy;
composed over 600 for all areas of music
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Meter
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structure of notes in a regular pattern of accented and unaccented beats within a measure, indicated at the beginning of a composition by the number of vibrations in a sound
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Rhythm
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the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in the music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats
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Johannes Brahms
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1833-1897;
Romantic period;
known for his mastery of traditional music while innovating new music
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Renaissance Music
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1450-1600
enhances the meaning of words or symbolic images; captures emotion of text
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Tempo
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speed of a musical composition
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Classical Music
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1750-1830
characteristics of homophonic including unexpected pauses and changes from short notes to long notes;
mood can fluctuate
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Intonation
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musician's realization of pitch accuracy, or the pitch accuracy of a musical instrument
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Robert Schumann
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1810-1856
one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era;
piano until 1840 when he started symphonies and orchestras
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Pitch
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highness or lowness of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations in the sound
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Middle Ages Music
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church music without instruments associated with pagan rituals;
catholic church - gregorian chants;
monophonic