3rd movement (Fast) from Electric Counterpoint

Question	Answer
cells	short musical ideas
phasing	when two or more versions of a motif are played at the same time but slightly out of sync, with the parts gradually coming back together after a number of repetitions
note addition	a method of developing cells by gradually adding notes to the original cell
note subtraction	as for note addition but taking notes away
loop	a section of a piece of muisc which is edited so that it can be repeated seamlessly by electronic means
resultant melody	a new melody produced whan a variety of parts each play their melodies at the same time
tonal ambiguity	ehrn the key of a piece is uncertain
drones	long continuous note or constantly repeated note (can be any pitch but s often a low note)
metamorphosis	gradually changing from one musical idea to another often by changing one note at a time
layering	adding new musical parts usually one at a time, the parts will often interact with each other froming a complex texture
augmentation	extending the durations of rhythmic patterns eg quavers become crotchets and crotchets become minims
diminution	the opposite of augmentation
static harmony	the piece appears to have only one long chord which only changes very gradually, if at all

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	Created by Miss Pearson over 10 years ago