Flashcards
Musical Terms
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- 1MonophonicA single melody line/tune played by many people
- 2PolyphonicMany melody lines/tunes, many rhythms played by many people
- 3HomophonicMany melody lines/pitches but only ONE rhythm played together
- 4Ostinatoa musical phrase (tune or rhythm) repeated over and over during a composition
- 5Imitationcopying the tune or melody of another instrument or vocal part
- 6Sequenceseveral repetitions of a melodic phrase in different pitches - moving up or down by step
- 7Ternary FormA - B - A (3 sections with the first and last the same)
- 8Binary FormA musical form consisting of two units (A and B) constructed to balance and complement each other
- 9Rondo FormStructure takes the form of A B A C A etc
- 10Strophic Forma song form in which the music composed for the initial stanza of text is repeated for each additional stanza (often with a chorus in between)
- 11Variation FormStructure consisting of an initial theme (A) and a series of variations placed after it. Usually A, A', A'', A''' etc. Each variation varies one of the Elements of music slightly.
- 12Major and MinorMajor- a key whose harmony is based on the major scale which sounds happy
Minor- a key based on the minor scale which sounds sad or depressing - 13Sonata FormThe form most often used for the 1st movement of large works like symphonies and concertos. It is a large 3-part form, usually with an Introduction, Exposition (A), Development (B), and Recapitulation (A), with a coda to end.
- 14Chromaticmotion by half steps; also describes harmony or melody that employs some of the sequential 12 pitches (semi-tones) in an octave - Chromatic nates are notes not in the key
- 15Timbrequality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
- 16Tempothe speed at which a composition is to be played
- 17Texturethe interweaving of melodic and harmonic elements in the musical "fabric". It can be transparent, dense, thin, thick, heavy, light - Polyphonic, Homophonic, Monophonic etc
- 18StructureThe way different sections a placed one after another - Binary Form, Ternary Form etc
- 19Dynamicshow loud or soft the music is
- 20DurationThe note lengths placed together to produce different rhythms - dotted rhythms, syncopated rhythms, repetitive rhythms, regular rhythms
- 21PitchHigh and Lowness in music
- 22PulseThe regular or irregular BEAT in the music - relates to time signatures - 3 time, 4 time etc
- 23PentatonicMusic that only uses a scale with five-pitches - most Chinese music is Pentatonic and some African music
- 24Cadencethe notes or chords ending a section of music with a feeling of conclusiveness
- 25Plagel Cadencea IV - I cadence (frequently ending church music - sounds like 'Amen') - (a full stop cadence)
- 26Perfect Cadencethe chordal progression of dominant to tonic i.e. V-I (a full stop cadence)
- 27PedalA long note held in the bass part
- 28DiminduendoGetting quieter
- 29CresendoGetting louder
- 30AtonalNo Key
- 31ReverbElectronically making the instrument or voice sound like it is in a large room - reverberating
- 32TamburaA bass Sitar with a drone
- 33SitarA Indian string insrument which plays the melody
- 34TablaA pair of Indian drums
- 35OritorioBible Story that is sang with an orchestra - religious opera
- 36SymphonyA large piece for orchestra with 4 movements
- 37MotifA short musical idea
- 38SyncopationA rhythmic idea not on the beat
- 39Compound TimeThe beat is divided into groups of three quavers - The time signature has an 8 on the bottom i.e. 6/8 or 9/8 or 12/8
- 40MutedTo muffle of dampen (quieten) the sound of an instrument
- 41MelismaticSinging a word or syllable over MANY notes
- 42HarpsichordA plucked keyboard instrument from the Baroque period of music
- 43Djembean African single skinned drum
- 44Talking Drum or Donnoan African two skinned drum used to communicate between tribes
- 45Ragaa piece of Indian Classical music - OR - an Indian scale or set of notes that represents a mood, time of day or occasion
- 46JhorThe SECOND section of the Raga which is slightly faster and has a pulse
- 47AlapThe FIRST section of a Raga that is slow and has no pulse and introduces the notes of the Raga
- 48JhallaThe THIRD section of the Raga which is much faster, has a pulse and has virtuoso displays but has NO TABLA
- 49GatThe FOURTH section of a Raga which is fast and the TABLA is introduced - Fixed composition or tune is used
- 50SamFirst beat of the TALA or Indian Rhythmic Cycle
- 51TALAIndian Rhythmic Cycle
- 52Basso Continuoa continuous bass line that provided an underlying structure for the harmonies and was usually played by the cello, or bassoon, or double bass and keyboard in the Baroque period
- 53BassLow male voice
- 54TenorHigh male voice
- 55SopranoHigh female voice
- 56AltoLow female voice
- 57LargoSlowly
- 58ModeratoMedium tempo
- 59AllegroFast and Lively tempo
- 60PrestoVery Fast Tempo
- 61Forzandoa sudden, sharp accent
- 62ForteLoud
- 63PianoSoft or Quiet
- 64PianissimoVery Soft or Quiet
- 65DissonantClashing notes played together
- 66ConsonantNice sounding notes played together
- 67LibrettoThe words of a musical or opera
- 68Balafonan African xylophone
- 69PolyrhythmMore than one rhythm played at the same time
- 70Cross-RhythmA 2 or 4 time rhythm played against a 3 time rhythm
- 71MelodicTune or Tuneful
- 72AriaSolo song in an Opera or Oratorio
- 73CodaEnd section to a piece of music
- 74StaccatoPlaying the notes short and detached
- 75LegatoLong and smooth notes
- 76ArpeggioA broken chord
- 77ModulationThe changing of key/tonality within a piece of music
- 78TonicFirst note in a scale (key note)
- 79Dominant5th note in a scale
- 80InversionTurning a melody upsidedown
- 81RetrogadePlaying the melody backwards
- 82SustainedA held note
- 83PizzicatoPlucked notes on a string instrument
- 84TremoloThe moving backwards and forward on a string instrument with the bow - creates a trembling effect
- 85RiffA repeated short tune/motif in jazz or popular music
- 86DissonanceA clashing sound between notes
- 87Trillan ornament in which the written note is alternated with the note above
- 88Glissandothe sliding between two notes - hitting the notes in between
- 89Antiphonya musical statement by a singer or instrumentalist that is answered by other singers or instrumentalists.
- 90Heterophonicmusic in which two or more versions or variations of the same melody are performed simultaneously
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- Music FlashCards sobre Musical Terms, criado por KatyWright em 21-10-2014.
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- KatyWright · out 2014
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