Rhythm and Tempo Flashcards
What is meant by 3 against 2 beats?
One line of music may be playing quavers in groups of two whilst at the same time another line of music will be playing triplets.
What is meant by time change?
Composers, particularly in the 20th century often make use of changing time signatures frequently in a piece of music.
What is meant by irregular time signatures?
In simple time music is easily grouped into two quavers whilst in compound time the groupings are of three quavers.
What is meant by augmentation?
A passage of music where the length of the notes used are doubled, for example, where a quaver was used originally it would be replaced by a crotchet. This has the same effect as the music sounding slower although the overall pulse remains the same.
What is meant by diminution?
A passage of music where the length of the notes used are halved, for example, where a crotchet was used originally it would be replaced by a quaver. This has the same effect as the music sounding faster although the overall pulse remains the same.
