Cocepts

Question 0

AABA

Answer 0

Four sections

Question 1

A cappella

Answer 1

Unaccompanied choral singing

Question 2

AB

Answer 2

Two part form (binary)

Question 3

ABA

Answer 3

Three part form, where the first part is repeated at the end. (Ternary)

Question 4

Accelerando

Answer 4

Getting gradually faster.

Question 5

Accented

Answer 5

Notes which sound louder than others

Question 6

Acciccatura

Answer 6

An ornament.
Sounds as a crushed note.
Played very quickly on the beat or just before it.

Question 7

Added 6th

Answer 7

Root, 3rd and 5th of a chord with the 6th added (eg CEGA). This chord is used frequently in jazz and popular music.

Question 8

Alberti bass

Answer 8

Broken chords played by the left hand outlining harmonies while the right hand plays the melody.

Question 9

Anacrusis

Answer 9

The notes which appear before the first strong beat of a musical phrase.

Sounds as an upbeat.

Question 10

Anthem

Answer 10

Short sacred choral piece sung in english.

Sometimes accompanied by an organ with vocal solo parts.

Sometime sung by a choir, a cappella.

Question 11

Antiphonal

Answer 11

Like call and answer.

Dialogue between voices or instruments - one group answers the other.

Question 12

Appoggiatura

Answer 12

An ornament.
Sounds as a leaning note.
It takes half the value of the main note which follows it.

Question 13

Augmentation

Answer 13

An increase in the length of notes.

The music sounds slower when imitated or repeated.

Question 14

Baroque

Answer 14

Music written between 1600-1750.

Bach and Handel were two of the composers.

( basso continuo, concerto grosso, ritornello, polyphonic)

Question 15

Bass

Answer 15

The lowest male voice.

Question 16

Basso continuo

Answer 16

Referred to as Continuo.

A continued bass line played by cello, bass, viola da gamba or bassoon in the Baroque period.

Question 17

Blues scales

Answer 17

The main blues scale uses the notes

C Eb F Gb G Bb C (key of C)

Question 18

Perfect Cadence

Answer 18

Chord V-I

in key of C major, G-C

Question 19

Plagal Cadence

Answer 19

Chords IV-I

In key of C major, F-C

Question 20

Imperfect Cadence

Answer 20

Chords I-V

Sounds unfinished

Question 21

Interrupted Cadence

Answer 21

Chords V-VI

Sounds as a surprise

Question 22

Chaconne

Answer 22

Variations over a repeated progression of chords.

Question 23

Choral

Answer 23

Music for voices with more than one singer for each part.

Question 24

Chorale

Answer 24

A german hymn tune.
Written in four parts for soprano, alto, tenor and bass.

Homophonic in texture.