Terms List pg. 3 Flashcards
Con motto
with motion
Consonance
Intervallic relationships which produce sounds of repose. Frequently associated with octave, third and sixth intervals; however, fourths and fifths may be sounds of consonance, as in both early and 20th-century music.
Consort
A 17th-century term for instrumental chamber ensembles and for the compositions written for these ensembles.
con spirito
with spirit
crescendo
gradually getting louder
Cue
Indication by the conductor or a spoke word or gesture for a performer to make an entry. Small notes that indicate another performer’s part. Music occurrence in a film.
Cut time
2/2 meter
da capo
return to the beginning
dal segno
Repeat from the sign . Frequently followed by al Fine.
Deceptive cadence
Chordal progression dominant (V) to a chord other than the expected tonic.
Decrescendo
Gradually softer. Synonymous with diminuendo. >
Diminished
The term for an interval which has been decreased from the major by two half steps and from the perfect by one half step, e.g. c-a , diminished sixth, or c-g , a diminished fifth. Also used for a triad which has a minor third and a diminished fifth, e.g. c , c-e , g .
diminuendo
Gradually softer. Synonymous with decrescendo.
diminution
The shortening of note values; the opposite of augmentation.
dissonance
Sounds of unrest, e.g. intervals of seconds and sevenths; the opposite of consonance.
