Electric Counterpoint Flashcards

1
Q

What is the resultant melody?

A

The melody created as a result of all the different guitar parts being played at the same time

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2
Q

Which part plays the resultant melody?

A

The live guitar

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3
Q

What is a motif?

A

A really short fragment of music which is used throughout the piece

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4
Q

What is note addition?

A

Playing just a few notes of the motif, then repeating it and each time adding in some more notes until the whole motif is being played

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5
Q

What is an ostinato?

A

A repeated pattern

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6
Q

What is an ostinato also known as?

A

A riff

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7
Q

What is imitation?

A

When one part copies what another part has played

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8
Q

What is metamorphosis?

A

Changing from one thing to another - such as when the melody changes as notes are added in one by one

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9
Q

What two keys does Electric Counterpoint use?

A

E minor and C minor

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10
Q

What is the technical term for changing key?

A

Modulation

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11
Q

Electric Counterpoint doesn’t use a specific structure. How are changes between sections indicated?

A

Modulations / changing key

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12
Q

How many guitars in total play in this piece?

A

10 (1 live guitar, 7 pre recorded electric guitars, 2 bass guitars)

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13
Q

What is panning?

A

Sending a track to the left or right side speaker

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14
Q

How are the various guitar parts separated out in order to make them easier to hear?

A

Panning

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15
Q

What is the texture at the very start of the piece?

A

Monophonic because there is only one melody line playing

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16
Q

What is the texture of the majority of this piece?

A

Polyphonic/contrapuntal

17
Q

How is the texture built up at the start of the piece?

A

Parts are added in one by one

18
Q

What does crescendo mean?

A

Getting louder

19
Q

What does p mean?

A

Piano/quiet

20
Q

What does mf mean?

A

Mezzo forte/Moderately loud

21
Q

What does f mean?

A

Forte/loud

22
Q

What does ff mean?

A

Fortissimo/very loud

23
Q

Which two key signatures is this piece in?

A

12 and 3

8 2

24
Q

What is rhythmic displacement?

A

When a motif is repeated but starts on different beat of the bar to the original motif

25
Q

When the guitars start playing they all play the 1 bar melodic motif but they each start playing on a different beat of the bar. What is this technique called?

A

Rhythmic displacement