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ABRSM Music Theory Grades 1 - 5 August 2020 > ABRSM Grade 4 Music Theory August 2020 > Flashcards

ABRSM Grade 4 Music Theory August 2020 Flashcards

ABRSM Grade 4 Music Theory August 2020

1
Q

1st or 8th degree of a scale

A

Tonic

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2
Q

2nd degree of a scale

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Supertonic

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3
Q

3rd degree of a scale

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Mediant

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4
Q

4th degree of a scale

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Subdominant

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5
Q

5th degree of a scale

A

Dominant

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6
Q

6th degree of a scale

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Submediant

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7
Q

7th degree of a scale

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Leading Note

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8
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A

acciaccatura - grace note - crushed note

The acciaccatura is of very brief duration, as though brushed on the way to the principal note, which receives virtually all of its notated duration

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9
Q

affettuoso

A

tenderly

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10
Q

alla breve

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with a minim beat

equivalent to cut time (2/2), employing a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest

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11
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A

Alto Clef

(a type of C clef)

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12
Q

amabile

A

aimable, pleasant

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13
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animé (French)

A

animated, lively

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14
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appassionato

A

with passion

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15
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appoggiatura

The first half of the principal note’s duration has the pitch of the grace note

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16
Q

assai

A

very

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17
Q

come prima

A

as before

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18
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comodo, tempo comodo

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convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)

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19
Q

con brio

A

with vigour

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20
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deciso

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with determination

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21
Q

douce (French)

22
Q

How many notes can stringed instruments play at a time?

A

two simultaneously, or even three or four

23
Q

How many notes can wind instruments play at a time?

A

one note at a time

24
Q

larghetto

A

rather slow, but slightly faster than largo

25
Q

lent (French)

26
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A

lower mordent

Rapidly play the principal note, the note below it, then return to the principal note for the remaining duration

27
Q

mesto

28
Q

misterioso

A

mysterious

29
Q

modéré (French)

A

at a moderate speed

30
Q

Name the instruments in the BRASS section of the orchestra

A

horn

trumpet

trombone

tuba

31
Q

Name the instruments in the PERCUSSION section of the orchestra

A

timpani (kettle drums)

side drum

bass drum

cymbals

(only the timpani produce notes of definite pitch)

32
Q

Name the instruments in the STRINGS section of the orchestra

A

violin

viola

cello

double bass

33
Q

Name the instruments in the WOODWIND section of the orchestra

A

flute

oboe

clarinet

bassoon

34
Q

Name the instruments of the orchestra which use the ALTO CLEF

A

viola (sometimes treble clef)

35
Q

Name the instruments of the orchestra which use the BASS CLEF

A

cello (sometimes treble or tenor clef)

double bass

bassoon

trombone (sometimes tenor clef)

tuba

timpani

36
Q

Name the instruments of the orchestra which use the TREBLE CLEF

A

violin

flute

oboe

clarinet

horn (sometimes bass clef)

trumpet

37
Q

retenu (French)

A

held back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)

38
Q

ritmico

A

rhythmically

39
Q

rubato, tempo rubato

A

with some freedom of time

40
Q

stringendo

A

gradually getting faster

41
Q
A

trill or ‘shake’

A rapid alternation between the specified note and the next higher note

42
Q
A

turn

When placed directly above the note, the turn indicates a sequence of the next higher note, principal note, next lower note, and a return to the principal note

43
Q
A

upper mordent

Rapidly play the principal note, the next higher note, then return to the principal note for the remaining duration

44
Q

vite (French)

45
Q

What kind of time signature is this?

12

8

simple / compound time?

duple / triple / quadruple time?

A

compound quadruple time

46
Q

What kind of time signature is this?

9

8

simple / compound time?

duple / triple / quadruple time?

A

compound triple time

47
Q

What kind of time signature is this?

6

8

simple / compound time?

duple / triple / quadruple time?

A

compound duple time

48
Q

What kind of time signature is this?

4

4

simple / compound time?

duple / triple / quadruple time?

A

simple quadruple time

49
Q

What kind of time signature is this?

3

4

simple / compound time?

duple / triple / quadruple time?

A

simple triple time

50
Q

What kind of time signature is this?

2

4

simple / compound time?

duple / triple / quadruple time?

A

simple duple time

ABRSM Music Theory Grades 1 - 5 August 2020 (5 decks)

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