Musical terms Flashcards by Penelope Campbell

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What is pp?

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Very quiet (pianissimo)

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What is ff?

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Very loud (fortissimo)

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What is f?

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Loud (forte)

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What is p?

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Quiet (piano)

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What is mp?

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medium quiet (mezzo-piano)

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What is mf?

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medium loud (mezzo-forte)

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What is minor?

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Key of music that sounds sad

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What is staccato?

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Short detached notes

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What is crescendo?

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Gradually getting louder

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What is modulation?

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Change of key

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What does allegro mean?

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Played quickly

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What is mickey mousing?

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music mimicking movt

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What is diegetic music?

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Music heard by characters

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What is non- diegetic?

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Music not heard by characters

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What is accelerando?

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Gradually getting faster

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What does adagio mean?

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Played slowly

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What does diminuendo mean?

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Gradually getting quieter

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What does rallentando mean?

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Gradually getting slower

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What does legato mean?

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Smooth articulation

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What is articulation?

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The way a note is played

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What is ostinato?

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A repeated pattern

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What does timbre mean?

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Tone quality of instruments/voice

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What does discord mean?

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Chord with clashing notes

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What is leitmotif?

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Theme for a character

What does dynamics mean?

Louds and quiets in the music

What is the melody?

The main tune

What is tempo?

The speed of the music

What is rhythm?

duration of notes and beats

What is tonality?

Major or minor key

What is major?

Key of music that sounds happy

What is texture?

Different layers of music in a piece

What is pizzicato?

Plucking the string of an instrument

What is arco?

using a bow to play an instrument

What is glissando?

A continuous slide upwards or downward between two notes

What is structure?

Different section in the music

What is a pedal?

A long held note in bass

What is clicktrack?

It is a digital audio track that acts like a metronome

What is music spotting?

Where the director and the audio team watch the film to determine how the music interacts with it