Key Words Flashcards
Oratorio
A religious piece like an opera but not acted on stage
SATB
The four voices used in a choir
Imitation
Where one part copies another
Plagal cadence
A section which ends with the chords 4 to 1 (subdominant to tonic)
Basso continuo
The cello and organ in baroque times
Hemiola
Giving the music a feel of having two beats rather than 3
Sequence
Pattern moving up or down
Ostinato
A constantly repeated pattern
Symphony
A piece for an orchestra in 4 movements
Rubato
Playing with the tempo of the piece. Might make one bar a little longer but the next shorter.
Enharmonic Change
The same note with a different name.
Eg Ab to G#
Atonal
No key
Metamorphis
Slowly changing a motif so it eventually becomes something completely different.
Syllabic
One melody note per syllable
Tremolo
Very quick notes - gives a shaking effect
Head
The melody and in All Blues is followed by a riff
Telephone EQ
An effect
Changes the frequency of the sound
Reverb
An effect
Amplifying a sound, making it sound like it was recorded in an echoey place.
Falsetto
Notes higher than the normal male range
Word Painting
When the word mirrors the musical effect being put on the music
