summative Flashcards
What is the Ground Bass?
A repeated melody in the bass line that provides structure and continuty in a piece of music.
What is Harpsichaord?
A keyboard instrument popular in the Baroque period.
What is Pianoforte?
An early version of the piano that can play both loud and soft dynamics, unlike the harpsichord.
What is the Pentatonic Scale?
A scale with five notes per octave. It is often used in folk music and creates a simple, melodic sound.
What is the Bass Line?
The lowest part of the music, often providing the harmoinc foundation.
What is a Chord Sequence?
A specific series of chords that forms the harmoic basis of piece or section of the music.
What are Dynamics?
The volume of music, ranging from very soft to very loud.
What is Monophonic?
A single melody line.
What is homophonic?
A melody with an accompainment.
What is polyphonic?
Multiple independent melody lines?
What is the Tempo?
The speed of the music.
What is the instrumentation?
The insturments used in the piece.
What is a Melody?
The main tune or theme of the music/
What is the Harmony?
How notes are combined to support the melody.
What insturments were used in the Baroque Period?
Harpischord, strings, pipe organ.
What insturments were used during the classical period?
Early pianoforte, strings, woodwind.
What instruments were used during the romantic period?
Pianoforte, exapnded orchestra including brass and percussion.
What word is used to remember notes in between the bars?
F A C E
What saying is used to remember the notes on the bar lines?
Every Good Boy Deserved Football
