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What is Homophonic Texture?

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All parts move together at the same time

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What is Alberti Bass?

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Simple broken chords played in the left hand under the melodies, supporting the harmonies

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What is Ground Bass?

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A theme in the bass which is repeated many times in the left hand while variations are played over the top.

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What is an Opera?

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A play set to music.
Features soloists, chorus and orchestra.
Costumes, scenery and lighting.
Can be either serious at comedic.

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What is an Aria?

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Sung by a soloist accompanied by an orchestra.

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What is a Chorus?

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A large group of singers with several people to each part (SATB)

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What is a Descant?

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A very high counter melody which is sung above the main melody.

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What does Syllabic mean?

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One note per syllable.

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What does Melismatic mean?

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Many notes per sylable.

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Highest to Lowest voice types.

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Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass
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What is a Symphony?

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A piece of music for an orchestra.

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What is a Concerto?

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A piece of music for a soloist and orchestra.

You will always be able to hear the prominent soloist instrument.

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What is a Cadenza?

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A showy passage within a Concerto where a soloist plays.

It is based on what has been played earlier.

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What is Binary?

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The movement begins with the first section, followed by a new second section.
A-B

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What is Ternary?

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The movement begins with the first section, followed by a new second section, then the first section again.
A-B-A

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What is Rondo?

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The opening section keeps returning with new sections in-between.
A-B-A-C-A-D-A

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What are different the forms in music?

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Binary
Ternary
Rondo

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What are Themes and Variations?

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A main theme is preformed once and the changed into many different versions (variations)

Theme - V1 - V2 - V3

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What is a Coda?

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A passage of music which is played to finish off a piece of music at the end of a movement .

Theme - V1 - V2 - V3 - Coda

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What are Intervals?

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The distance between notes.

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What is a Semitone?

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Teh distance from one note to the next possible note

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What is a Tone?

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The distance between two notes, 2 semitones.

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What is an Octave?

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The distance of 8 notes.

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What is a Whole Tone Scale?

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A scale made up of whole tones which sounds dream-like quality to it.
Often used in impressional music.

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What is Chromatic Scale?
A scale of notes which move by an interval of a Semitone. | Every note is played.
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What is a Glissando?
A playing technique where the player slides from one note to another, playing all notes in between where possible.
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What is Contrary Motion?
Two parts move in opposite directions. | One part ascends, the other part descends.
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What is Pedal?
A low note which is held or repeated continuously.
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What is Inverted Pedal?
A high note which is held or repeated continuously.
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What is Rubato?
The music slightly sleds up and slows down throughout to allow for expression.
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What is a Cluster Chord?
A group of close together notes which creates a dissonant (discordant) sound.
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What is Major?
Happy sounding music
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What is Minor?
Sad sounding music
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What is Atonal?
No feeling of major or minor
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What does Minimalist mean?
Music which is based on simple rythmic and melodic patters which are constantly repeated with slight changes each time
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What are Cross Rythms?
Contrasting Rythms being played at the same time
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What is a Pitch Bend?
Changing the pitch of a note slightly. | By pushing a guitar string upwards.
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What is a Grace Note?
A note or notes played quickly, usually before the beat.
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What is a Trill?
Rapidly alternating between two consecutive notes.
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What does Polyphonic mean?
Two or more independent parts/melodies sound together, weaving in and out of one another.
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What is another name for Polyphonic Music?
Contrapuntal
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What are Cadences?
Progressions of chords at the end of a phrase.
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What is a perfect cadence?
Chord V to 1 and sounds finished | Returns to the home chord of the key
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What is an Imperfect Cadence?
Phrase ends of chord V, doesn't sound finished | Sounds like it should continue
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What is Imitation?
A musical phrase which is played and repeated in another part.
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What does ff mean?
Fortissimo | Very loud
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What does f mean?
Forte | Loud
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What does mf mean?
Mezzo-forte | Moderately loud
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What does mp mean?
Mezzo-piano | Moderately quiet
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What does p mean?
Piano | Quiet
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What does pp mean?
Pianissimo | Very quiet
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What does crescendo mean?
Gradually getting louder
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What does diminuendo mean?
Gradually getting quieter.
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What is a Drone?
A low sound made by a bagpipe, one note
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What is a Pentatonic Scale?
A 5 note scale, feature in scottish music
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What is a Vamp?
A single note then chord
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What are Ornaments?
Extra features to music | Grace Note, trill
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What is a Riff?
A short phrase or melody that is repeated many times, mainly on bass and guitar
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What is Ostinato?
A short phrase or melody that is repeated many times, mainly on bass and guitar
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What is another name for a Riff?
Ostinato
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What is another name for Ostinato?
Riff
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What does Contrapuntal mean?
Two or more independent parts/melodies sound together, weaving in and out of one another.
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What is another name for Polyphonic?
Contrapuntal
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What does Strophic form mean?
Verse and chorus
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What is Modulation?
A key change

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