400 terms Flashcards
It means a joke or prank
Scherzo
It’s a piece that’s played at a brisk lively tempo
Vivace
It contains the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the major scale. A minor chord contains the 1st, flattened (lowered) 3rd, and 5th notes of the major scale that it’s named for.
Minor
scale in which the third scale degree (the mediant) is a major third above the tonic note
Major
It means an animated quality
Animato
It means Spirited lively and animated
Animoso
It means an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition.
Overture
It’s an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form
Symphony
Expressive
Espressivo
It’s the last part of a piece of music, a performance, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting.
Finale
It’s a continuous slide upward or downward between two notes
Glissando
It’s the space between two notes
Interval
It’s a musical thought that is typically four measures long and ends with a cadence that can be strong or weak
Phrase
To sustain
Sostenuto
It’s the displacement of regular accents associated with given metrical patterns
Syncopation
