Karteikarten
Music Concepts
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- 1Accelerandogetting faster
- 2AcciaccaturaA short pre-note
- 3AdagioPlay slowly
- 4Alberti bassBroken-chords played on the piano with left hand. Low-high-middle-high
- 5AllegroFast
- 6Ana-crusisA pre-note, before the first beat of the bar
- 7AndanteWalking pace
- 8AnthemSacred, choral piece, normally in music
- 9ArcoBowed string playing
- 10AriaOpera 'love song' with orchestra
- 11AtonalNeither major, nor minor
- 12AugmentationAn increase in length of notes. Music will sound slower when imitated or repeated.
- 13BalladeExtensive, expressive and often difficult, romantic piece of music.
- 14BalletMadrigal in strophic form, non-religious music
- 15Basso ContinuoA continous bass - musical accompaniment
- 16Binary formA-B
- 17CadenceTwo chords at the end of a piece of music:
Perfect cadence - sounds finished
Imperfect cadence - sounds unfinished
Interrupted cadence - sounds as though it will be perfect but ends on a surprising minor chord - 18CadenzaA passage of music allowing a musician to display their ability
- 19CantataA small oratorio (orchestra, choir and soloists) like a mini opera.
- 20Chamber musicMusic written for a small instrumental ensemble with one player to a part.
- 21ChoraleA four park german hymn tune: soprano, alto, tenor, bass.
Homophonic - 22CodaEnding of a movement
- 23Compound timeEach beat is split into three equal parts JIGG-I-TY
- 24Col Legnostring instrument turn bow over and let wooden part bounce on the strings
- 25Con SordinoCreating around half the sound normally expected on an instrument, with the example a muted trumpet
- 26ConcertoSolo instrument with full orchestra
- 27Concerto grossogroup of soloist instruments combined with a ripieno (main body of instrumentalists)
- 28ContinuoBasso continuo, sometimes just called “continuo”, was played by a keyboard instrument and another bass instrument such as cello, violone
- 29ContrapuntalTexture in which each of two or more parts have independent melodic interest
- 30Dominant keyFive notes up from note 1 - tonic key
Tonic key = C Major
Dominant key = G Major - 31EpisodeA piece of music linking two pieces of the same material.
- 32Flutter tongueRolling your Rs when blowing a woodwind instrument.
- 33FugueA contrapuntal piece starting in one voice and then imitated by other voices in close succession.
- 34GigueLively Baroque dance
- 35Ground BassA theme in bass which continuously repeats whilst upper hand varies
- 36HarmonyTwo or more notes played/sang simultaneously
- 37HomophonicTwo or more parts moving together in harmony
- 38ImpressionistSounds dreamy, or blurry. Whole tone scale.
- 39Inverted pedalHigh note held on or repeated whilst other parts change
- 40LegatoLong and smooth notes
- 41MadrigalNon-religious/secular music
Polyphonic - 42Major tonalityHappy/cheery sounding key
- 43MassA capella
Sacred choral music
Polyphonic
Often in latin - 44MelismaticSeveral notes sang to one syllable
- 45MinimalistSimple and repetitive ostinatos
- 46Minor tonalitySad/depressing sounding key
- 47Minuet & TrioDance with 3 beats in a bar
- 48ModalMusic played in a mode. A mode is a seven note scale.
- 49ModeratoModerate speed
- 50ModulationChange of key
- 51MordentMain note, note above, main note.
ie Toccata
- 52MotetSacred choral music
polyphonic
latin text - 53ObbligatoA prominent piece of instrumental music in a vocal piece
- 54OstinatoRepeated patters of notes
- 55OratorioStory from the bible set to music
- 56PedalLow note held on or repeated whilst other parts change
- 57PizzicatoPlucked strings/short notes
- 58PlainchantLatin text
unaccompanied
unison
follows rhythm of text - 59PolyphonicTwo or more parts which have separate melodic lines weaving independently to each other
- 60PreludeMusic that comes before
- 61RallentandoGetting slower
- 62RecitativeA song in which singers adopt the natural rhythm of speech.
Statement and answer. - 63RipienoMain body of instruments
- 64RitornelloA brief instrumental introduction, interlude or passage.
Repeats itself in music.
Main theme. - 65RondoA-B-A-C-A
Section A comes after each contrasting section - 66RubatoWhen music freely speeds up and down
- 67SecularNon-religious
- 68SequenceA melodic phrase which is repeatedly immediately at a higher or lower pitch
- 69Simple timeEach phrase is split into two equal parts
TAN-GO - 70StrettoVoices and instruments follow in close succession.
Builds tension and excitement. - 71Strophic formVocal piece with each verse holding the same form
- 72SuiteA set of dances that make up a larger group of work
- 73SymphonyPiece of music for a whole orchestra.
No solo instrument. - 74Ternary formA-B-A
- 75Through-composedA vocal composition with little or no repetition
- 76Tierce de picardiMinor piece of music with a major last chord
- 77Tonic keyThe main key of a piece of music.
Note 1. - 78TrillRapid and repeated movement between adjacent notes.
- 79VampBass not then chord.
'Boom cha' accompaniment. - 80Walking bassNotes move on every beat
- 81GalliardQuick and lively 3 beat dance
- 82Pavanslow processional dance
- 83Glissandofrom one note to another sliding all the notes in between
- 84TremelandoTrembling
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- Karteikarten am Music Concepts, erstellt von laurahonor am 11/01/2016.
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