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Melismatic

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A type of word setting when many notes are sung per syllable

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Anacrusis

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When a musical phrase starts before the first beat if the bar

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Syllabic

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A type of word setting when one note is sung per syllable

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4
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A Cappella

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Unaccompanied choral singing

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5
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Tone

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When it moves up a whole note

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6
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Cross Rhythm

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When two conflicting rhythms are heard together

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7
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Chorus

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  1. A group of singers with several people to each part
  2. The refrain between verses of a song
  3. The music written for the singers
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Chromatic

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Notes not related to the diatomic scale

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9
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Symphony

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A large work for an orchestra, usually in 4 movements

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10
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Major

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Happy and upbeat

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11
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Andante

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Walking pace

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Minor

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Dull and gloomy

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13
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Dotted rhythms

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1/2 note value added on

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14
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Pizzicato

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When an instrument is plate by plucking the strings

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15
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Octave

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8 notes higher

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16
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Question and answer

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When something is sung/played and something else is sung/played in return

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17
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Concerto

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A composition written for a solo instrument

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18
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Distortion

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Makes the instrument sound dirty or gritty

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19
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Adagio

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Slow

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20
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Reverb

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An electronically produced echo

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21
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Trill

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Rapid alternation between two adjacent notes

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22
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Semitone

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The equivalent to half a tone

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23
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Contrary motion

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Motion is opposite directions

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24
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Minimalism

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Figures which are constantly repeated with slight changes each time

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25
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Pedal

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A repeated or held note

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Allegro

27
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Baroque

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From 1600 to 1970’s approximately

Caravaggio and Rubens are important artists from this period

Highly extravagant in style

28
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Rock

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Heavy style of music with a scene of electricity

29
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Accidental

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The symbol which changes the pitch of a note by a semitone.

Examples:
# - sharp
f - flat

30
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Polyphonic

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Many lines moving independently

31
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Percussion

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Ways to play percussion are:
Shaking
Scraping
Hitting

Instruments that are played by soon the things above

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Homophonic

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Playing at once in the same tune

33
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Sequence

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A repeat higher or lower on the scale

34
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Semi-quaver

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1/4 of a beat

35
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Ostinato/Riff

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Small tune played within a melody

36
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Ornament

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Makes the music sound more decorated

When the notes are all attached

37
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Arco

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When the instrument is played using a bow

38
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Texture

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The way in which a piece of music is layered

39
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Tonality

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Wether a piece of music is in a major or minor

40
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G Major

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If you see a # at the beginning of the composition it is in G Major

41
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F Major

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If you see an f the beginning of the composition it is in F Major

42
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C Major

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If you don’t see a # or f at the beginning of the composition it is in C Major

43
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Double stepping

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Playing 2 strings at once

44
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Glissando

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Continuous slide upwards and downwards

Can be played on violin, viola, double bass, guitar and cello

45
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Legato

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It’s a smooth flowing manner, without breaks or jumps between notes

46
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Staccato

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With each sound or note it is sharply detached or sepperated. Making the music sound jumpy

Can be played or performed on any instrument.

47
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Opera

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An opera is a large scale work. It is like a play set in music. It will include set like a play

48
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Scott’s ballad

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Story song, about Scottish history, battle or love

49
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Walking song

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Sung by woman, in Gaelic. It uses question and answer with a beat

50
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Bothy ballad

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By men, in a forum accent. About life and work on the farm

51
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Mouth music

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Scottish dance music, sung in Gaelic

52
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Gaelic Psalm

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Hum sung in Gaelic, usually sung by a big group of people

53
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PP

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Very quiet

54
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MP

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Quite quiet

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P

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F

57
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MF

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Quite loud

58
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FF

59
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Missing notes in an exam question are likely to be:

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  • An exact repetition
  • a part of a sequence
  • a note down or up a step
60
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Compound time

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A time signature where the main beat divides into 3

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