Academic Decathlon Music

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  1. 3. a bass line containing numbers above or below the bass pitches to indicate what types of triads would harmonize with each pitch
  2. 9. The poetry that serves as the script for an opera
  3. 10. a composition approach that blends genres, forms, and styles from past eras with tone colors and harmonies of Modern music
  4. 11. The Catholic Churches most important service, commemorating Christ's last supper
  5. 12. A German art-song genre for voice and piano that enjoyed enormous popularity in the Romantic period
  6. 13. a philosophical movement in society that valued reason and personal liberty
  7. 14. Tuneful and rhythmic portion of an opera
  8. 15. era a term used to describe music of the past 120 years
  9. 16. A designation for the period of music history spanning the 17th century to the beginning half of the 18th century
  10. 17. instrumental music that conveys a sense of a specific story-line but without the use of audible words
  11. 18. a single-line melody typically used for singing text from the Latin liturgy
  12. 22. a 19th century style period that succeeded the classic period; it maintained an artistic view point that valued imagination and subjectivity
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  1. 1. music suitable for small chambers
  2. 2. a sharply accented note
  3. 4. a programmatic work for orchestra, usually in one movement
  4. 5. a Modernist style that strives to create primal, uncultured effect, avoiding any techniques that would seem polished and elegant
  5. 6. the colloquial for the thousands of melodies sung in the catholic church as part of the liturgy
  6. 7. a rapid repetition of a pitch that creates a trembling effect
  7. 8. a designation for the period of music history spanning from the mid-18th century through the first three decades of the 19th
  8. 12. A style of late 20th century composition that retains many of the features of Romanticism
  9. 19. refers to a style of composition that prizes novelty above all else
  10. 20. a melody representing a particular person, object, or idea
  11. 21. a system of thought or worldview that attaches primary importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters