Band Unit 9 Terms

Question 1

Ballad

Answer 1

a piece of music that is usually low tempo, smooth, connected, song-like, and sustained

Question 2

Balance

Answer 2

volume that is produced by various sections of an ensemble

Question 3

Blend

Answer 3

manner in which the characteristic sounds of the voices/instruments sounds together

Question 4

Phrase

Answer 4

musical sentence that has a beginning, middle, and end, and is a succession of notes forming a distinctive unit

Question 5

Articulation

Answer 5

how each note is performed

Question 6

Phasing

Answer 6

issue with sections of the ensemble that are not aligned with the tempo or each other

Question 7

Hemiola

Answer 7

compositional device whereby the end of one phrase started the beginning of the next phrase

Question 8

Augmentation

Answer 8

expansion of the melody by doubling the length

Question 9

Diminution

Answer 9

contraction of the melody by shortening the length

Question 10

Motif

Answer 10

brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed

Question 11

Ostinato

Answer 11

continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm

Question 12

L’istesso tempo

Answer 12

at the same speed

Question 13

Piu Mosso

Answer 13

more motion

Question 14

Meno Mosso

Answer 14

less motion