DR SMITH Flashcards
Name all the elements of music
-Dynamics
-Rhythm
-Structure/form
-Melody
-Mood
-Instrumental
-Tonality
-Timbre
-Tempo
-Texture
-Harmony
What is dynamics?
How loud or soft a piece of music is
What is rhythm?
The patterns of long and short sounds and silences in the music
What is structure?
The order that different parts of a song are played in
e.g. Binary, ternary, rondo
What is binary form?
A piece of music that has two contrasting sections
AB
What is ternary form?
A piece of music that has three contrasting sections
ABA
What is rondo?
A piece of music that has a reocurring section between contrasting sections
ABACADA
What is melody?
A combination of pitch and rhythm. It is the tune of music
What is mood?
The emotion of a piece of music
What is instrumentation?
The instruments played in a piece of music
What is tempo?
The speed at which music is played
What are the Italian terms for tempo?
-Presto
-Allegro
-Vivace
-Andante
-Moderato
-Adagio
-Lento
-Largo
What are the Italian terms for dynamics?
-Fortissimo
-Forte
-Mezzo Forte
-Mezzo Piano
-Piano
-Pianissimo
What does andante mean?
Walking pace
What does adagio mean?
Quite slow
What does allegro mean?
Fast
What does presto mean?
Very fast
What does vivace mean?
quick and lively
What does moderato mean?
Moderate pace
What does lento mean?
slow
What does largo mean?
very slow/broad
What is texture?
The way in which music is woven together
e.g. monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
What is monophonic texture?
One melody line, with no harmonic accompaniment
What is homophonic texture?
One melody line, with harmonic accompaniment
What is polyphonic texture?
Two or more interweaving melody lines
What is harmony?
The playing of musical tones together in chords
