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1
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What is Homophonic Texture?

A

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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10
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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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14
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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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17
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What are different the forms in music?

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Binary
Ternary
Rondo

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18
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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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21
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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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24
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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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25
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What is Chromatic Scale?

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A scale of notes which move by an interval of a Semitone.

Every note is played.

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26
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What is a Glissando?

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A playing technique where the player slides from one note to another, playing all notes in between where possible.

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27
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What is Contrary Motion?

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Two parts move in opposite directions.

One part ascends, the other part descends.

28
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What is Pedal?

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A low note which is held or repeated continuously.

29
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What is Inverted Pedal?

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A high note which is held or repeated continuously.

30
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What is Rubato?

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The music slightly sleds up and slows down throughout to allow for expression.

31
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What is a Cluster Chord?

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A group of close together notes which creates a dissonant (discordant) sound.

32
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What is Major?

A

Happy sounding music

33
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What is Minor?

A

Sad sounding music

34
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What is Atonal?

A

No feeling of major or minor

35
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What does Minimalist mean?

A

Music which is based on simple rythmic and melodic patters which are constantly repeated with slight changes each time

36
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What are Cross Rythms?

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Contrasting Rythms being played at the same time

37
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What is a Pitch Bend?

A

Changing the pitch of a note slightly.

By pushing a guitar string upwards.

38
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What is a Grace Note?

A

A note or notes played quickly, usually before the beat.

39
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What is a Trill?

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Rapidly alternating between two consecutive notes.

40
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What does Polyphonic mean?

A

Two or more independent parts/melodies sound together, weaving in and out of one another.

41
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What is another name for Polyphonic Music?

A

Contrapuntal

42
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What are Cadences?

A

Progressions of chords at the end of a phrase.

43
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What is a perfect cadence?

A

Chord V to 1 and sounds finished

Returns to the home chord of the key

44
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What is an Imperfect Cadence?

A

Phrase ends of chord V, doesn’t sound finished

Sounds like it should continue

45
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What is Imitation?

A

A musical phrase which is played and repeated in another part.

46
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What does ff mean?

A

Fortissimo

Very loud

47
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What does f mean?

A

Forte

Loud

48
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What does mf mean?

A

Mezzo-forte

Moderately loud

49
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What does mp mean?

A

Mezzo-piano

Moderately quiet

50
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What does p mean?

A

Piano

Quiet

51
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What does pp mean?

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Pianissimo

Very quiet

52
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What does crescendo mean?

A

Gradually getting louder

53
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What does diminuendo mean?

A

Gradually getting quieter.

54
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What is a Drone?

A

A low sound made by a bagpipe, one note

55
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What is a Pentatonic Scale?

A

A 5 note scale, feature in scottish music

56
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What is a Vamp?

A

A single note then chord

57
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What are Ornaments?

A

Extra features to music

Grace Note, trill

58
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What is a Riff?

A

A short phrase or melody that is repeated many times, mainly on bass and guitar

59
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What is Ostinato?

A

A short phrase or melody that is repeated many times, mainly on bass and guitar

60
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What is another name for a Riff?

A

Ostinato

61
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What is another name for Ostinato?

A

Riff

62
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What does Contrapuntal mean?

A

Two or more independent parts/melodies sound together, weaving in and out of one another.

63
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What is another name for Polyphonic?

A

Contrapuntal

64
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What does Strophic form mean?

A

Verse and chorus

65
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What is Modulation?

A

A key change

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