H Literacy Concepts

Question 1

Mass

Answer 1

Church music

Mostly acapella

Question 2

Monophonic

Answer 2

Music with single melody line

Question 3

Polyphonic

Answer 3

Music that contains two or more melodic lines

Question 4

Homophonic

Answer 4

All parts moving at the same time as accords or melody

Question 5

Legato

Answer 5

Notes played smoothly

Question 6

Staccato

Answer 6

Notes played short and detached

Question 7

Ostinato/riff

Answer 7

Repeated pattern of notes

Question 8

Sequence

Answer 8

Pattern of notes repeated higher or lower

Question 9

Imitation

Answer 9

Melody is copied in another part

Question 10

Anacrusis

Answer 10

tune starts before first beat of the bar

Question 11

Cadenza

Answer 11

Passage for soloists

Orchestra stops

Question 12

A Capella

Answer 12

Singing with no accompaniment

Question 13

Syllabic

Answer 13

One note per syllable

Question 14

Melismatic

Answer 14

Many notes per syllable

Question 15

Binary

Answer 15

2 sections A&B

Question 16

Ternary

Answer 16

3 sections

A B A

Question 17

Rondo

Answer 17

List of sections with section A repeated

A B A C A D

Question 18

Sonata form

Answer 18

Three parts

Exposition , development, recapitulation

Question 19

There and variation

Answer 19

Main theme is played and changed in a different way each variation

Question 20

Alberti bass

Answer 20

Broken chords played by left hand on piano

Question 21

Walking bass

Answer 21

Bass going for a walk

Question 22

Ground bass

Answer 22

Theme in bass which is repeated many times

Question 23

Vamp

Answer 23

Rhythmic accompaniment, usually played on piano or guitar

Question 24

Dominant 7th

Answer 24

Built on fifth note

Question 25

Augmented/augmentation

Answer 25

Chord built only with major intervals

Sounds crunchy

Question 26

Diminished/ diminution

Answer 26

chord only built with minor intervals

sounds like something exiting about to happen

Question 27

Tierce de picardie

Answer 27

minor Lexie last chord major

Question 28

Pedal

Answer 28

low note sustained or repeated while other parts change

Question 29

Inverted pedal

Answer 29

High notes sustained

Question 30

Ripieno

Answer 30

Large accompaniment in concerto grosso

Question 31

Concertino

Answer 31

Small group of soloists in concerto grosso

Question 32

Acciacatura

Answer 32

Crushed note

Question 33

Mordent

Answer 33

note,neighbour,note

Question 34

trill

Answer 34

fast alternating between two notes

Question 35

concerto grosso

Answer 35

groups of soloists accompanied by an orchestra

Question 36

Ritornello

Answer 36

Returning section of music

Question 37

Passacaglia

Answer 37

Variations over ground bass

Question 38

Symphony

Answer 38

Music for orchestra

Question 39

Concerto (solo)

Answer 39

Solo instrument accompanied by orchestra

Question 40

Sonata

Answer 40

Music for solo piano or solo instrument accompanied by piano

Question 41

Lied

Answer 41

German song

Question 42

Harmonics

Answer 42

High pitched eerie sounds created on string instruments

Question 43

Through composed

Answer 43

No fixed chorus

Music changes all way through

Question 44

Irregular meters/irregular time signature

Answer 44

Change of time signature while pulse remains constant

Question 45

Soul

Answer 45

Popular music including elements of blues and gospel

Question 46

Jazz funk

Answer 46

Combination of jazz and rock

Question 47

Music concrete

Answer 47

Everyday sound recordings

Question 48

Arco

Answer 48

Bowed

Question 49

Pizzicato

Answer 49

Plucked

Question 50

Tremolando

Answer 50

Fast,short bowing

Question 51

flutter tonguing

Answer 51

rolling your rs while blowing a note

Question 52

con wording

Answer 52

muted