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Syncopation

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When the accent is placed on the weaker beat of the bar

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Polyphonic

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Two or more melodies played at the same time

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Monophonic

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One melody played by one instrument

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Homophonic

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One melody with accompaniment

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Strophic form

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Same music for each verse

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Art song

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A song where a poem is set to music. Usually accompanied by a piano or orchestra and reflects the mood and meaning of the words

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Sequence

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A musical pattern repeated at a higher or lower pitch

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Octave

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A series of eight notes

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Interval

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The distance in pitch between notes

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Triad

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A chord of three notes

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Chord

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When two or more notes are played at the same time

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Anacrusis

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An upbeat to a piece

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Syllabic

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Each syllable of text is matched to a single note

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Melismatic

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One syllable is spread out over several different notes

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Gregorian chant

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The traditional music for Latin text in the worship of the Catholic church

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Sequence

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A musical pattern repeated at a higher or lower pitch

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Triadic leaps

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When leaps are based on the notes of a triad

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Solo concerto

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(In the baroque era) a piece of music composed for a soloist accompanied by an instrument group (ripieno/tutti)

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Ritornello form

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In this form the main theme returns again and again

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Ornamentation

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When a melody is embellished an ornamented

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Basso continuo

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A system used in the baroque era which provided the higher melody instruments with a solid harmonic accompaniment.

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Cadenza

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A feature of the concerto. The tutti pause and remain silent while the soloist improvises

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Concerto

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A composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments in several movements.

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Episode

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A contrasting section of music which occurs between the main themes in a piece of music.

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Sonata

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A composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment typically in several movements with one or more in sonata form.

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Lied

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The setting of romantic German poems to music

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Symphony

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An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra

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Tone poem

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Piece of orchestra music usually in a single continuous movement

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Intermezzo

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A piece of music played between two scenes or acts in a play.

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Farandole

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A lively dance from Provence in France

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Canon

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A piece with one part (voice or instrument)

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Atiphonal dialogue

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Call and response between instruments and voices

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Ornamentation

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When a melody is embellished an ornamented

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