Concepts

Question 1

Homophonic

Answer 1

Texture- all parts move at the same time or melody with accompaniment, same rhythms at the same time

Question 2

Polyphonic

Answer 2

Texture, two or more parts with different rhythms weave independently of each other

Question 3

Legato

Answer 3

Notes played long and smooth

Question 4

Staccato

Answer 4

Notes played short and detached

Question 5

Ostinato/riff

Answer 5

Repeated pattern of notes

Question 6

Sequence

Answer 6

Pattern of notes repeated higher or lower

Question 7

Repetition

Answer 7

Musical idea heard more than once

Question 8

Imitation

Answer 8

The melody is immediately copied in another part

Question 9

Unison

Answer 9

Same notes at the same time

Question 10

Harmony

Answer 10

Different notes at the same time

Question 11

Anacrusis

Answer 11

Tune starts before the first beat of the bar

Question 12

Syncopation

Answer 12

Strongly accented notes playing off or against the beat

Question 13

Symphony

Answer 13

Piece for the whole orchestra, no main solo instrument

Question 14

Concerto

Answer 14

Piece for soloist and orchestra

Question 15

Cadenza

Answer 15

Passage for soloist to show off, improvised

Question 16

A capella

Answer 16

Unaccompanied

Question 17

Melismatic

Answer 17

More than one note per syllable

Question 18

Syllabic

Answer 18

One note per syllable

Question 19

Major

Answer 19

Happy positive sounding

Question 20

Minor

Answer 20

Sad scary tense sounding

Question 21

Atonal

Answer 21

Not major or minor, doesn’t sound very nice, uses dissonance

Question 22

Binary form

Answer 22

Two sections, a and b

Question 23

Ternary

Answer 23

Three sections A B A

Question 24

Rondo form

Answer 24

Lots of sections with A repeated
A B A C A D A

Question 25

Theme and variations

Answer 25

Main theme is played and then changed in a different way each variation.

Question 26

Minuet and trio

Answer 26

Dance with three beats in a bar

Question 27

Alberti bass

Answer 27

Broken chords played by the left hand on the piano. Low - high - middle - high

Question 28

Walking bass

Answer 28

Notes move on every beat

Question 29

Ground bass

Answer 29

A theme in the bass which is repeated many times while the higher parts change

Question 30

Broken chord

Answer 30

Notes of the chord played separately

Question 31

Vamp

Answer 31

Boom cha accompaniment. Bass note then chord

Question 32

Simple time

Answer 32

Each beat splits into two equal parts

Question 33

Compound time

Answer 33

Each beat splits into three equal parts

Question 34

Aria

Answer 34

Main song in an opera. Shows off the singers ability

Question 35

Cadence

Answer 35

Last two chords in a phrase

Question 36

Perfect cadence

Answer 36

Sounds finished

Question 37

Imperfect cadence

Answer 37

Sounds unfinished

Question 38

Tierce de picardi

Answer 38

Minor piece last chord minor

Question 39

Pedal

Answer 39

Low note held on or repeated while other parts change

Question 40

Inverted pedal

Answer 40

High note held on/repeated while other parts change

Question 41

Modulation

Answer 41

Change of key