Match the term to its definition.

1. intervals of the same or similar quality moving in the same direction
2. chords built in fourths
3. use of two sets of simultaneous triads which do not imply any specific key
4. frequent shift of meter
5. another term for 12-tone technique
6. use of pitch resources of a major scale without using tonal harmony
7. intervals of less than a half step
8. radically different composition, meant to lead the way for
9. multiple meters used simultaneously
10. chords built in intervals of seconds
11. use of widely spaced musical pitches, which change register frequently
12. music in which an element of chance is used
13. two tonal centers used simultaneously
14. lack of a tonal center
15. music that uses means other than a staff to convey the composer’s intentions

serialism
avant-garde
atonality
polymeter
quartal harmony
clusters
pointillism
microtones
aleatoric music
changing meters
bichordality
pandiatonicism
planing
picture score
bitonality


1. intervals of the same or similar quality moving in the same direction - planing

2. chords built in fourths - quartal harmony

3. use of two sets of simultaneous triads which do not imply any specific key -bichordality

4. frequent shift of meter - changing meters

5. another term for 12-tone technique - serialism

6. use of pitch resources of a major scale without using tonal harmony-pandiatonicism

7. intervals of less than a half step - microtones

8. radically different composition, meant to lead the way for - avant-garde

9. multiple meters used simultaneously - polymeter

10. chords built in intervals of seconds - clusters

11. use of widely spaced musical pitches, which change register frequently - pointillism

12. music in which an element of chance is used - aleatoric music

13. two tonal centers used simultaneously - bitonality

14. lack of a tonal center - atonality

15. music that uses means other than a staff to convey the composer’s intentions - picture score

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