Devices Flashcards
1
Q
Repetition
A
repeated
2
Q
imitation
A
repeated with different voice
3
Q
sequence
A
longer passage at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
4
Q
canon
A
voices/instruments that play the same music but start in different times
5
Q
ostinato
A
a repeated pattern
6
Q
drone
A
long and sustained sounds e.g notes and chords
7
Q
Alberti Bass
A
used in the classical period
8
Q
Pedal
A
a sustained note during which the harmony above it changes
9
Q
contrary motion
A
opposite movement
