Analysis - Duration Flashcards
Time Signatures (Metre)
simple (2/4, 3/4 4/4) and compound (6/8, 9/8)
Absence of metre (Metre)
no meter used in the piece
Multi-metre (Metre)
multiple metres used in a piece
Phrasing (Metre)
regular four bar phrasing or otherwise
Balanced/imbalanced phrasing (Metre)
phrases are balanced or imbalanced
Metrical/normal accents (Rhythmic patterns)
beats that are naturally emphasised
Anticipation (Rhythmic patterns)
a note that is typically used just before a new chord
Syncopation (Rhythmic patterns)
Emphasis in on weak(er) beats
Rubato (Rhythmic patterns)
The slight slowing down/speeding up of music, typically contained within a bar
Repetitive patterns (Rhythmic patterns)
patterns that are repeated frequently
Rhythmic ostinato (Rhythmic patterns)
a short, constantly repeated music pattern
Cross rhythms (Rhythmic patterns)
two or more rhythms played at once with conflicting metres
polyrhythms (Rhythmic Patterns)
multiple rhythms played at once
Hemiola (Rhythmic Patterns)
three beats played in two beats
Motivic development (rhythmic patterns)
rhythmic ideas are repeated over different structures during a piece
tempo markings/speed (tempo)
how fast or slow the piece is played
changes in speed (tempo)
does the speed change throughout the piece, are they gradual or sudden
beat (tempo)
strong/weak/indefinite
rhythmic devices
syncopation/triplets/duplets/etc.
semi breve
whole
minim
half
crotchet
quater
quaver
eighth
semiquaver
sixteenth
demisemiquaver
32nd
hemidemisemiquaver
64th
