Foundations of Music Ch. 7 Vocab

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The quality of a sound that distinguishes it from another sound.

or tone color
- what instrument
- how is it played
- what register

voice, brass, woodwinds

string instruments

percussion (marimbas, xylophones, etc.)

percussion (Drums)

vocal music without accompaniment

plucked string (guitar, harp)

device to muffle sound
- often darkens sound

expressive pitch fluctuation

rapid pitch repetition

2 strings being played simultaneously

Pure component of a tone (crystalline sound)

Flute/piccolo (woodwind)

Saxophone, Clarinet (woodwind)

Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon (woodwind)

Trumpet, French Horn, Tuba (Brass)

Trombone (Brass)

Pitched Percussion

Marimba, Timpani, Chimes

Unpitched Percussion

Triangle, Snare drum

uses 4 instrument families, 2/3rd's of which is strings, has a conductor, more than 1 person per part

uses 3 instrument families, no strings, has a conductor, more than 1 person per part

Chamber Ensemble

size of 2-12 people, no conductor, 1 person per part
Essential trait: intimacy
ex. String Quartet

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