General Listening Flashcards
1
Q
Italian for fast
A
Allegro
Vivace
2
Q
Italian for walking pace
A
Andante
3
Q
Italian for slow
A
Adagio
4
Q
Italian for medium paced
A
Moderato
5
Q
Half Infinity sign ornament
A
Turn
6
Q
Two notes repeatedly ornament
A
Trill
7
Q
Grace note delaying next note of melody
A
Appoggiatura
8
Q
A grace note played as quickly as possible (seen with a line through it)
A
Acciaccatura
9
Q
Glissando
A
A continuous slide up/down
10
Q
Melisma
A
More than one note per syllable
11
Q
Tremolo
A
Two or more notes repeating one after each other
12
Q
Binary form
A
AB
13
Q
Ternary form
A
ABA
14
Q
Rondo form
A
ABACABA
constantly returns to A with episodes in between
15
Q
Ground bass
A
Repeated melody throughout in the bass