Concepts Flashcards

1
Q

Moderato/Andante

A

Moderate tempo

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2
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Allegro

A

Fast tempo

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3
Q

Perfect Cadence

A

Sounds finished

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4
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Imperfect Cadence

A

Sounds unfinished

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5
Q

What are the 3 types of tone?

A

Major
Minor
Atonal-no set key

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6
Q

What are the instrument groups?

A

Woodwind
Brass
Strings
Percussion

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7
Q

Accelerando

A

Getting faster

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8
Q

Rallentando

A

Getting slower

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9
Q

Binary Form

A

AB

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10
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Ternary Form

A

ABA

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11
Q

Rondo

A

ABACAD

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12
Q

Pibroch

A

Solo bagpipes

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13
Q

Modulation

A

Change in key

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14
Q

Strophic

A

Same music for verses

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15
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Contrary Motion

A

Moving in opposite directions

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16
Q

Name the 5 scales

A
Chromatic
Major
Minor
Pentatonic-5notes
Whole tone scale-sounds dream like
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17
Q

Arco

A

To play a string instrument normally using the bow

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18
Q

Canon

A

Starts with one group, then another joins in with the same thing later

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19
Q

Adagio

A

Slow tempo

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20
Q

A Cappella

A

Unaccompanied singing. No instruments

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21
Q

Descant

A

A counter melody which is sung above the main melody

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22
Q

Aria

A

A solo song sung in an operatic style, in an opera, with orchestral accompaniment

23
Q

Syllabic

A

Each syllable is given one note only

24
Q

Melismatic

A

Several notes sung to one syllable

25
Q

Strophic

A

A song which has the same music repeated for verses/choruses, therefore the music will be heard repeating throughout the song

26
Q

Ostinato

A

Repeated pattern of notes

27
Q

Anacrusis

A

Tune starts before the first beat of the bar

28
Q

Major

A

Happy, bright sounding

29
Q

Minor

A

Sad, scary, tense sounding

30
Q

Atonal

A

No set key

31
Q

Alberti bass

A

Broken chords played by the left hand on the piano. Low-high-middle-high

32
Q

Broken chord

A

Notes of the chord played separately

33
Q

Vamp

A

Bass note then chord

34
Q

Pedal

A

LOW note held on/repeated while other parts change

35
Q

Inverted Pedal

A

HIGH note held on/repeated while other parts change

36
Q

Piano

A

Quiet

37
Q

Forte

A

Loud

38
Q

Crescendo

A

Gradually getting louder

39
Q

Diminuendo

A

Gradually getting quieter

40
Q

Pizzicato

A

Plucking a string instrument

41
Q

Rubato

A

Speeding up and then slowing down

42
Q

Homophonic

A

All parts move together

43
Q

Polyphonic/Contrapuntal

A

2 or more melodies move independently of each other

44
Q

Concerto

A

Piece of music for a soloist and orchestra

45
Q

Symphony

A

Piece for an orchestra

46
Q

Cadenza

A

Passage for soloist to show off in a concerto

47
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Ground Bass

A

A theme in the bass which is repeated many times while the higher parts change

48
Q

Countermelody

A

A melody being played against the main melody

49
Q

Drone

A

Played by bagpipes

50
Q

Pentatonic Scale

A

5 note scale. Found in scottish music

51
Q

Syncopation

A

Accented off the beat

52
Q

Cross rhythms

A

Contrasting rhythms being played together

53
Q

Discord

A

Notes which clash with each other