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T Flashcards

1
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What is tempo?

A

The speed of the underlying beat in the music

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2
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Adagio

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Moderately slow

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3
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Largo

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Slow

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4
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Andante

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Walking Pace

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5
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Moderato

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Moderate Pace

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Allegro

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Fast

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7
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Presto

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Extremely fast

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8
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Accelerando

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Speeding up of tempo

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9
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Rallentando

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Slowing down of tempo

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10
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Rubato

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Free tempo

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11
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What is texture?

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Texture describes how the different layers of sound in a song interact

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12
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What is unison?

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Unison is where all of the instruments are playing the exact same melody with all the notes at the same pitches.

An example of unison is a room of people, young and old all singing Happy Birthday

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What is Monophonic texture?

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Monophonic texture is when there is only one line of music with no accompaniment. This can include a solo instrument or multiple instruments in unison.

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14
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What is Polyphonic texture?

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Polyphonic texture is where the different layers of sound all weave in and out of each other, similar to spaghetti.

Imitation is an example of polyphony, as the parts are delayed and so overlap. A common use of imitation is in Fugues.

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What is homophonic texture?

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Homophonic texture is when all of the layers move in blocks around the chords used. It can also be called chordal texture

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16
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What is antiphony?

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Similar to call and response, when the musical ideas are passed between different instruments

17
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What is melody and accompaniment?

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When there is a clear melodic line and this can be differentiated between the accompaniment. Encompasses homophonic texture I think.

18
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What is a counter melody?

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A secondary melody that counters the original melody e.g. the original melody moves up and the countermeoldy moves down

19
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What is a descant

A

Another melody higher in pitched played over the existing texture

AQA Music GCSE (19 decks)

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