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What is organum

A: A style of early polyphony.

What is a group of instruments called

A group of musical instruments is called a consort.

Who composed the Messe de Nostre Dame

Machaut

The Reformation was sparked by the posting of what document

the 95 thesis

Singing a melody without alternating voices or groups is called

direct psalmody

The Italian term for a loud volume level is

forte.

The technique used to create form that simply plays a section again is

Repetition. The technique used to create form that simply plays a section again is called repetition.

Which term refers to how loud or quiet the music is

dynamics, crescendo and decrescendo. The volumes are ppp ( p = piano, also known as soft and very quiet ), pp, and p ( amount of P's depend on how low and soft the music writer wants it; maximum is usually three ). And fff ( f = forte, means loud depending on how many forte marks. Then there'll be mp and mf, which means the loudest for the piano and the softest for the forte.

The Italian term that means to gradually increase volume is

Aumentando

How would you label a three-section musical form where the music for the first and third sections is the same

aba form.

The culture of ancient Greece and Rome is called

The culture of Ancient Greece and Rome was called classical.

A Metronome marking of 200 would most likely be labeled

vivace

What is the Italian word meaning soft

piano

A style of performance where a soloist alternates with a choir is called

responsorial psalmody.

The Brandenburg Concerto is an example of Bach's what

Secular music

Which of the following is characteristic of the Baroque style A Polytonality B Polyrhythm C Unresolved dissonance D Ornamentation

polytonality

What does a dynamic marking mean....for piano.

dynamic markings tell you how loud or soft to play.

Andante means what

a walking pace

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