Dr T Smith Flashcards by Charlie Harrison

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Syncopation

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Off beat

Rhythm

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Allegro

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Fast and joyful

Tempo

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Accelerando

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Gradually speeding up

Tempo

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Rubato

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Play rhythm freely

Rhythm

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Simple time

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Any thing / 4

Metre

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Compound time

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X/8

Metre

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Imitation

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Two parts copying each other

Texture

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Ground bass

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A repeating bass

Structure

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Rondo

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ABACADA

Structure

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Syllabic

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One note per syllable

MELODY

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Melismatic

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Many notes per syllable

Melody

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Conjunct

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Moving by step

Melody

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Disjunct

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Moving by leaps

Melody

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Ostinato

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A short repeating musical pattern

Melody

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Ornamentation

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Decoration eg trills

Melody

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Sequence

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Repetition of a melody but at a different pitch

Melody

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Stacarto

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Short

Instrumentation

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Legato

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Smooth

Instrumentation

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Treble

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A boys high unbroken voice

Instrumentation

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Soprano

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A high female voice

Instrumentation

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Mezzo suprano

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A medium high female voice

Instrumentation

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Counter tenor

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Male alto or soprano

Instrumentation

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Alto

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Low female

Instrumentation

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Tenor

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High male voice

Instrumentation

Base

Lowest male voice Instrumentation

Baritone

medium male voice Instrumentation

Continuo

Part played by checklist and harpsichord in late baroque Instrumentation

Pentatonic

Based on a 5 note scale Tonality

Modulation

Change of key Tonality

Atonal

No sense of key Tonality

Cadence

2 chords at the end of a musical phrase Harmony

Pedal

A repeated note usually in the base Harmony

Dissonance

Clashing note Harmony

Crescendo

Gradually get louder Dynamics

Diminuendo

Gradually get quieter Dynamics