Set: Basics of Music: Property of Sound - Basic Notation Part 2
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All 10 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
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pianissimo (pp) | very soft |
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piano (p) | soft |
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mezzopiano (mp) | medium soft |
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mezzoforte (mf) | medium loud |
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forte (f) | loud |
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fortissimo (ff) | very loud |
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timbre (tone color) | refers to the tone quality of a sound and is the property enabling one to distinguish between different instruments or sound sources |
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duration | the property of sound that deals with all of the temporal (mensural) aspects of music |
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Western notation | referring exclusively to musical cultures of Western Europe and their influence worldwide |
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polyphonic music | music for several vocal or instrumental lines sounding simultaneously, each having a more or less individual character |
Set Information
| Terms | 10 |
| Creator | jtwilliams00 |
| Created | October 28, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | music theory, property of sound |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |