ch 7-10 vocab. fine arts page 3
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Latin | English |
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| fugue |  a polyphonic composition consisting of a series of successive melody imitations |
| neumes | marks over words used to indicate the direction of the melodic line in plainsong or Gregorian chants |
| coda | a short concluding section of a musical composition, designed to convey a sense of finality |
| polychoral music | antiphonal music for two or more groups |
| polyphony | is the simultaneous combination of different melodies and rhythms |
| solmization | a system of sight singing by syllables |
| texture | the character of the different layers of horizontal and vertical sounds |
| gamelan | the centerpiece of Balinese music |
| requiem mass | funeral Mass of Mass for the dead |
| romantic period | music of the nineteenth century that stressed the expression of feeling |
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