Terms Flashcards

1
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Motif

A

Fragment of a melody

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2
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Pitch

A

How high or low the music is

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3
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Range

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The difference between the lowest and the highest notes

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4
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Hook

A

A memorable repeated melodic idea designed to catch the attention of the listener

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5
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Ostinato

A

Repeated melody

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6
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Staccato

A

short and brief notes seemed detached from each other

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7
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Accent

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Emphasise a note so that it sounds louder than the others

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8
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Legato

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Perform the notes smoothly notes sound connected to each other

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9
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Pizzicato

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Perform the notes by plucking them with your fingers

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10
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Arco

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Play notes by using the bow

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11
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Tremolo

A

Continuously play the note with the bow rapidly to produce
a trembling effect.

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12
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Articulation

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Means how you play or sing a note

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13
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Fortissimo

A

Very loud

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14
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Forte

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Loud

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15
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Mezzo- forte

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Fairly loud

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16
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Mezzo-piano

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Fairly soft

17
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Piano

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Quiet soft

18
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Pianissimo

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Very quiet

19
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Crescendo

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Getting gradually louder

20
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Diminuendo

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Getting gradually quieter

21
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Monophonic

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A single melodic voice or instrument

22
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Polyphonic

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Different musical lines that interweave with each other

23
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Homophonic

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A texture based on chords

24
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Counterpoint

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Two or more different Melodie’s playing together

25
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Triad

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Made up of three notes

26
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Power chord

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A chord using only the 1st and 5th scale degrees no 3rd

27
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Cadence

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A movement between two chords at the end of a phrase

28
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Chromatic

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Music that uses chords that are not naturally found in the key

29
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Diatonic

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Music that use only chords that belong to that key

30
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Primary triads

A

Chords I, IV and V in a key

31
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Tempo

A

How fast or slow the music is

32
Q

Most common melodic device

A

Sequence

33
Q

Most common rhythmic device

A

Syncopation

34
Q

Which texture is used in most baroque music

A

Polyphonic

35
Q

Which major key has 4 sharps in the key signature

A

E major

36
Q

In F major which is Chord VI

A

D