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Key Terms in Music for the Stage and Screen
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- 1RepriseA repitition of a piece of music with slight changes
- 2CodaThe concluding passage of a piece or movement
- 3ScenaA continuous piece of vocal music comprising of several distinct sections
- 4LeitmotifA short musical idea that a composer links to a particular person, place, object or emotion
- 5Coup de TheatreA sudden dramatic stage effect
- 6Sus.Suspended chord - a 4th is played instead of a 3rd within the chord
- 7Colla VoceWith the voice - indicates that the accompaniment should follow the rhythm of the singers
- 8SyllabicSinging style where each syllable sung is given its own note
- 9Mezzo-sopranoA vocal range
- 10SopranoA vocal range
- 11AndanteAt a walking pace
- 12Free TempoRhythms are played freely for expressive effect
- 13Compound 4thInterval of an octave and a 4th
- 14Compound 5thInterval of an octave and a 5th
- 15TremoloA vibrating effect being placed on a note
- 16Circle of 5thsA circle with the keys around it; if you take any key in the circle, its fifth is the one to its right
- 17HexatonicOnly 6 notes out of the major scale are used
- 18Auxiliary NotesA neighboring tone that is a step higher or lower than the surrounding chord tones
- 19SequenceThe restatement of a motif or melodic passage at a higher or lower pitch
- 20OverdriveA type of distortion for the electric guitar
- 21Plagal CadenceWhen the subdominant (IV) resolves to the dominant (I)
- 22Imperfect CadenceWhere the chords resolve to the dominant (V)
- 23Perfect CadenceWhere the dominant (V) resolves to the tonic (I)
- 24Interrupted CadenceWhen the dominant (V) resolves to the subdominant (IV)
- 25ContrapuntalWhen multiple melodies are given equal weight
- 26AllegroA fast tempo
- 27TriadicWhen the melody moves in intervals of a 3rd
- 28Drum FillA short flourish used to fill a gap in phrasing
- 29SonorityA collection of pitches that may be sounded simultaneously (similar to harmony)
- 30FanfareA short and lively flourish typically used to introduce something or someone
- 31BitonalWhere two keys are used at the same time
- 32TernaryABA form
- 33TrillRapid alternations between two neighbouring notes
- 34Neapolitan ChordA major chord built on the lowered second note of the scale
- 35Pedal NoteA sustained note or chord
- 36OstinatoA repeated musical phrase
- 37UnderscoringThe playing of music quietly under dialogue or a visual scene to create a mood or emotion
- 38PizzicatoWhere the strings of an instrument are plucked rather than played with a bow
- 39RitardandoWhen the music gets slower
- 40RallentandoWhen the music gets slower
- 41Diagetic MusicMusic that comes from an on-screen source and so occurs as part of the action in the film
- 42Non-Diagetic MusicMusic that does not come from an on-screen source, for example, the score
- 43Quartal HarmonyA chord based on 4ths rather than on the more usual 3rds of triads and 7th chords
- 44StaccatoWhen notes are sharply detatched from each other
- 45TripletWhere three notes are fitted into the value of two
- 46SextupletsWhere six notes are fitted into the value of four
- 47Contrary Motion ScalesWhen the ascending and descending forms of the scale are heard simultaneously.
- 48CrescendoWhen the music gets louder
- 49DiminuendoWhen the music gets softer
- 50ArpeggioWhere the notes of a chord played in rapid succession
- 51Augmented 5thWhere the upper note in a perfect 5th is sharpened
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- Criado por Antonia Blankenberg · 20 jul 2017
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