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Key Terms: Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910
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- 1AnacrusisUnstressed notes at the beginning of a phrase of music
- 2ImitationThe repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice
- 3SequenceThe restatement of a motif or melodic passage at a higher or lower pitch
- 4OstinatoA short melody or pattern that is constantly repeated, usually in the same part at the same pitch
- 5SyncopationWhen stress is applied to the offbeat
- 6DroneA harmonic effect where a single note or chord is sustained throughout a musical phrase - Often appears as a perfect 4th or 5th interval
- 7Pedal NoteA sustained note or chord
- 8CanonWhen different instruments play the same melody starting at different times
- 9Conjunct MovementMusic that moves by step
- 10Disjunct MovementMusic that moves by leap
- 11OrnamentationWhen the melody is decorated by adding notes
- 12ArpeggioThe notes of a chord being played one after another
- 13Alberti BassArpeggiated accompaniment where the notes of the chord are presented in the order: lowest, highest, middle, highest
- 14MotifA short musical idea
- 15ModulationWhen the music changes key
- 16HomophonicMelody and accompaniment
- 17MinuetA slow dance in 3/4 time
- 18Perfect CadenceWhere the dominant (V) resolves to the tonic (I)
- 19Sotto VoceA dramatic lowering of the vocal or instrumental volume
- 20Menuetto da capoRepeat of the the minuet from the beginning
- 21OratorioA large scale composition for orchestra, soloists, and vocalists
- 22MordentRapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent)
- 23TrillsRapid alternations between two neighbouring notes, creating a quavering or vibratory sound
- 24ConcertoA large-scale composition for an orchestra plus a soloist or a group of soloists
- 25ConcertinoA simple or short concerto
- 26RipienoA large ensemble used to play a concerto
- 27SuiteA collection of dances for one or more instruments
- 28OvertureA piece of orchestral music containing contrasting sections that is played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- 29CouranteA 16th-century court dance in 3/4 time
- 30GigueA lively piece of music in the style of a dance
- 31GavotteA medium-paced French dance
- 32FugueA contrapuntal piece of music based upon the idea of imitation
- 33ContrapuntalTwo or more independent melodies performed at the same time
- 34ExpositionThe initial presentation of the thematic material of a musical composition
- 35DevelopmentMusical variation on the thematic material presented in the exposition
- 36RecapitulationRepeat of the music in the exposition
- 37CodaThe concluding passage of a piece or movement
- 38CadenzaAn improvised ornamental passage played by a soloist to demonstrate skill
- 39RondoA piece of music where the musical material stated at the beginning of the piece keeps returning
- 40SymphonyAn extended musical composition for orchestra in several movements
- 41Rubato"Robbed time" - free tempo
- 42Programme MusicMusic that tells a story
- 43StrophicWhere the same melody was used for every verse
- 44Ternary FormABA form
- 45RequiemA piece of music written for a Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead
- 46Transposing InstrumentsA musical instrument whose music is notated at a pitch different from the pitch that actually sounds
- 47PrestoRapid tempo
- 48VivaceLively
- 49StaccatoWhen notes are sharply detatched from each other
- 50PizzicatoAn instruction for instruments from the string family to pluck the strings
- 51ArcoPlayed with a bow
- 52PolyphonicTwo or more independent melodies performed at the same time
- 53AcciaccaturaA crushed note, played in as short a time as possible.
- 54AntiphonalA musical texture where the music is sung or played by alternate groups
- 55LegatoPlayed smoothly
- 56MaggioreMajor
- 57MinoreMinor
- 58DiatonicInvolving only notes in the tonic key without chromatic alteration
- 59TripletWhere three notes are fitted into the value of two
- 60SextupletWhere six notes are fitted into the value of four
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