Key Words - Structure

Question 1

Ground bass

Answer 1

A repeated bass pattern usually in Baroque music

Question 2

Variations

Answer 2

A theme played in an altered form

Question 3

Rondo

Answer 3

ABACADA

1750 onwards

Question 4

Ternary

Answer 4

ABA form

Question 5

12 bar blues

Answer 5

Jazz with the chord sequence:

I I I I IV IV I I V IV I V

Question 6

Repetition

Answer 6

Music repeated unchanged

Question 7

Recapitulation

Answer 7

The return of the opening passage towards the end of a piece

Question 8

Decoration

Answer 8

Ornaments and additional noted added to the melody

Question 9

Sequence

Answer 9

A phrase repeated higher or lower in pitch

Question 10

Imitation

Answer 10

Voices and instruments copying one another usually after a short gap

Question 11

Canon

Answer 11

A melody which can be repeated, layered or delayed over itself

Question 12

Ostinato

Answer 12

Repeated pattern in music

Question 13

Riff

Answer 13

An ostinato in jazz or pop

Question 14

Motive

Answer 14

A short musical idea that can be developed

Question 15

Episode

Answer 15

A passage of music which moves away from the main theme

Question 16

Introduction

Answer 16

The opening passage, usually at a slow tempo

Question 17

Coda

Answer 17

Italian for tail - the end section

Question 18

Strophic form

Answer 18

Verse and chorus ABABABABAB etc.

Question 19

Ritornello

Answer 19

In Baroque music, a recurring section played tutti

Question 20

Sequence

Answer 20

A phrase repeated higher or lower in pitch

Question 21

Through composed

Answer 21

Starts and keeps going with clear little structure

Question 22

Aleatoric

Answer 22

Music of chance

Cage experimental music

Question 23

Raga

Answer 23

Indian music built over a particular scale (rag)

Question 24

Alap

Answer 24

The opening section of an Indian rag, usually in free time and improvisatory

Question 25

Jhor

Answer 25

The next section in a rag where the tempo becomes more clearly defined

Question 26

Jhala

Answer 26

The main and final section in a rag where the tempo increases and the tabla plays

Question 27

Middle eight

Answer 27

A contrasting section in a pop song

Question 28

Tape loop

Answer 28

A recorded passage of recorded music

Question 29

Improvised

Answer 29

Made up, without notation

Spontaneous

Question 30

Sonata form

Answer 30

A structure consisting of an exposition, development and recapitulation

Question 31

Exposition

Answer 31

The first section in a sonata which switches from the original key to a new key

Question 32

Development

Answer 32

The middle section in a sonata which cycles through many keys

Question 33

Bridge

Answer 33

A section within a piece which connects two other sections effectively

Question 34

First subject

Answer 34

The theme upon which the composition is based

Question 35

Second subject

Answer 35

Connected to the first subject and is usually a dominant or relative minor key