General Music Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Articulation
A
Separation of successive notes from one another
2
Q
Caesura
A
Interruption in music denoted by two parallel lines
3
Q
Compound meter
A
Meter in which the beat in divisible by 3
4
Q
Con
A
With
5
Q
Decrescendo
A
Instruction to become softer
6
Q
Diminuendo
A
Diminishing
7
Q
Divisi
A
Divided
8
Q
Dolce
A
Sweet
9
Q
Duple meter
A
Measure that can be divided into 2 beats
10
Q
Homophonic texture
A
Texture when 2 or more parts move together
11
Q
Meno
A
Less
12
Q
Mezzo
A
Half or medium
13
Q
Monophonic texture
A
Texture of a single voice or part
14
Q
Piu
A
More
15
Q
Poco
A
Little or somewhat
