aural terms etc

Question 1

phrasing/articulation

Answer 1

how the notes are played eg staccato, legato

Question 2

polyphonic can also be called

Answer 2

contrapuntal

Question 3

voices in order

Answer 3

soprano
mezzosoprano
alto
tenor
baritone
bass
treble

Question 4

falsetto

Answer 4

male voice singing in an artificially high register

Question 5

glissando/portamento

Answer 5

sliding from one note to the next

Question 6

cantabile

Answer 6

in a singing style

Question 7

vibrato

Answer 7

rapid fluctuations of pitch

Question 8

melismatic

Answer 8

singing two or more notes to one syllable

Question 9

syllabic singing

Answer 9

singing one note per syllable

Question 10

fernata

Answer 10

a pause

Question 11

antiphonal

Answer 11

musical dialogue between blocks of voices or between solo and group voices etc

Question 12

chorale

Answer 12

hymn-like usually homophonic, harmony moves in block chords

Question 13

sequence

Answer 13

melodic pattern repeated higher or lower

Question 14

ostinato

Answer 14

repeated pattern, melodic or rhythmic or harmonic

Question 15

dissonance

Answer 15

clashing notes in jarring intervals eg 2nds or 7ths

Question 16

assonance

Answer 16

notes that sound pleasing together eg thirds or fifths

Question 17

syncopation

Answer 17

emphasis on the weak beat

Question 18

pedal

Answer 18

note that is held or repeated over several bars while the harmony over it may change

Question 19

countermelody

Answer 19

a melody that is different to the main melody but is sounded at the same time

Question 20

rubato

Answer 20

tempo is free, music can speed up or slow down

Question 21

col legno battuto

Answer 21

play using the wood of the bow

Question 22

con sordino

Answer 22

play using a mute

Question 23

senza sordino

Answer 23

without the mute

Question 24

sul ponticello

Answer 24

bow near the bridge

Question 25

sul tasto

Answer 25

bow on the fingerboard

Question 26

tremolo

Answer 26

shaking, trembling effect achieved by rapid bowing over and back

Question 27

fanfare

Answer 27

declamatory flourish, usually on brass instruments

Question 28

baroque orchestra

Answer 28

small string section
flute and oboe
trumpet
harpsichord and organ

Question 29

classical orchestra

Answer 29

increased strings
flute oboe bassoon clarinet
horn and trumpet
timpani

Question 30

romantic orchestra

Answer 30

large string section harp

lots of woodwind