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Ground bass

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A repeated bass pattern usually in Baroque music

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Variations

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A theme played in an altered form

3
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Rondo

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ABACADA

1750 onwards

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Ternary

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ABA form

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12 bar blues

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Jazz with the chord sequence:

I I I I IV IV I I V IV I V

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Repetition

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Music repeated unchanged

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Recapitulation

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The return of the opening passage towards the end of a piece

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Decoration

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Ornaments and additional noted added to the melody

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Sequence

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A phrase repeated higher or lower in pitch

10
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Imitation

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Voices and instruments copying one another usually after a short gap

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Canon

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A melody which can be repeated, layered or delayed over itself

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Ostinato

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Repeated pattern in music

13
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Riff

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An ostinato in jazz or pop

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Motive

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A short musical idea that can be developed

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Episode

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A passage of music which moves away from the main theme

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Introduction

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The opening passage, usually at a slow tempo

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Coda

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Italian for tail - the end section

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Strophic form

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Verse and chorus ABABABABAB etc.

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Ritornello

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In Baroque music, a recurring section played tutti

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Sequence

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A phrase repeated higher or lower in pitch

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Through composed

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Starts and keeps going with clear little structure

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Aleatoric

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Music of chance

Cage experimental music

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Raga

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Indian music built over a particular scale (rag)

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Alap

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The opening section of an Indian rag, usually in free time and improvisatory

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Jhor

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The next section in a rag where the tempo becomes more clearly defined

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Jhala

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The main and final section in a rag where the tempo increases and the tabla plays

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Middle eight

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A contrasting section in a pop song

28
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Tape loop

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A recorded passage of recorded music

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Improvised

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Made up, without notation

Spontaneous

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Sonata form

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A structure consisting of an exposition, development and recapitulation

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Exposition

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The first section in a sonata which switches from the original key to a new key

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Development

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The middle section in a sonata which cycles through many keys

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Bridge

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A section within a piece which connects two other sections effectively

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First subject

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The theme upon which the composition is based

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Second subject

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Connected to the first subject and is usually a dominant or relative minor key