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Polyphonic

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2 or more parts with different rhythms- weave independently of each other like contrapuntal

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Legato

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Notes played long and smooth

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Staccato

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Notes played short and detached

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Ostinato/riff

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Repeated pattern of notes

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Sequence

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Pattern of notes repeated higher or lower

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Repetition

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Musical idea heard more than once

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Imitation

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The melody is immediately copied in another part

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Unison

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Same notes at the same time

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Harmony

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Different notes at the same time

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Anacrusis

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Chin starts before the first beat of the bar.

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Syncopation

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Strongly accented not playing or four against a beat. Will sound more jumpy.

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Symphony

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Peace for whole orchestra, no main solo instrument

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Concerto

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Peace for soloist and orchestra

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Cadenza

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Passage for soloist to show off, sounds made up – improvised

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A cappella

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Unaccompanied – no accompanying instruments

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Melismatic

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More than one note per syllable

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Major

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Happy, positive sounding

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Minor

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Sad, scary, tense sounding

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Atonal

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Not major or minor – uses dissonance – doesn’t sound nice

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Forms

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Binary and ternary

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Binary

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Two sections – A and B

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Ternary

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Three sections – A B A

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Rondo

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Lots of sections with A repeated eg. A-B-A-C-A-D

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Theme and variation

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Main theme is played and then changed in a different way each variation eg put into minor key, notes added to tune, different beats in bar

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Minuet and trio
Dance with three beats in a bar
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Alberti bass
Broken chords played by the left-hand on the piano. Low – high – middle– high
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Walking bass
Notes move on every beat
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Ground bass
A theme in the bass which is repeated many times while the higher parts change
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Vamp
Boom cha accompaniment . bass more then chord
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Simple time
Each be splits into two equal parts = TAN-GO
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Compound time
Each beat splits into three equal parts = MEG-AN-KERR
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Aria
Main song in an opera. Shows off the singers ability tuneful
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Cadence
Last 2 chords in a phrase
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Perfect cadence
Sounds finished
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Imperfect cadence
Sounds unfinished
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Tierce de pivardi
Minor price last chord major
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Pedal
Long note held on /repeated well overpass change
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Modulation
Change of key
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Female voices
Soprano, mezzo soprano, alto
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Male voices
Tenor, baritone, bass
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Homophonic=
All parts move at same time or melody with accompaniment - same rhythms at the same time
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Allegro
Fast
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Moderato
Moderate tempo
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Andante
Walking pace
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Adagio
Slow
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Accelerando
Getting faster
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Rallentando
Getting slower
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Rubato
Robbed time- speeding up or slowing down to suit the mood of the piece
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pp
Pianissimo - very quiet
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p
Piano- quiet
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mp
Mezzo-Piano, moderately quiet
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mf
Mezzo- forte, moderately loud
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f
Forte- loudly
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ff
Fortissimo, very loudly
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Cresc.
Crescendo, gradually getting louder
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Dim.
Diminuendo, gradually getting softer
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Allegro
Fast
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Moderato
Moderate tempo
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Andante
Walking pace
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Adagio
Slow
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Accelerando
Getting faster
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Rallentando
Getting slower
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Rubato
Robbed time- speeding up or slowing down to suit the mood of the piece
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pp
Pianissimo - very quiet
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p
Piano- quiet
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mp
Mezzo-Piano, moderately quiet
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mf
Mezzo- forte, moderately loud
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f
Forte- loudly
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ff
Fortissimo, very loudly
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Cresc.
Crescendo, gradually getting louder
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Dim.
Diminuendo, gradually getting softer
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What instruments are in the string section
Violin, viola, cello, double bass , harp
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Which instruments are in the woodwind section
Piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, basson and saxophone
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Which instruments are on the brass section
Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba
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Which instruments are in the tuned percussion section
Xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, timpani, tubular bells
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Arco
Bowed
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Pizzicato
Plucked
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Blown
Air is blown through an instrument to make noise
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Flutter tonguing
Rolling your r's while blowing a note
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Con sordino
Muted- creating a different sound than normally expected
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Which instruments are in the untuned percussion section
Snare drum, drum kit, bodhran, bongos, cowbell, triangle etc

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