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what is a melisma?
more than 1 note per syllable
What does syllabic mean?
1 note per syllable
What is a modulation?
change of key
What is an inversion chord?
the chord not in root position
what is a phrase?
the end of a phrase is where a wind instrument player needs to breathe- normally 4 bars long
What is an interval?
the distance between 2 notes?
what is programme music?
music that tells a story or represents a person/place/object (leitmotif)
what is an anacrusis?
an upbeat
what does conjunct mean?
stepwise movement in a melodic line
what is a leitmotif?
a musical idea associated with a person.place. object, feeling or idea
what is a modulation?
is the change from one key to another
what is middle 8?
8 bars in the middle of a song that provides contrast
What is a fill?
a short musical idea that filled the ‘gap’ in the music at the end of each phrase
What does rubato mean?
a flexible tempo marking which is open to interpretation
what is reverb?
An effect that makes it sounds like you are in a much larger room
what is a drone?
2 long held notes a 5th apart in the bass
What does diatonic mean?
a diatonic harmony only contains notes found in the scale
What is the pedal?
a harmonic device where the same note is sustained or repeated in the bass
what is an ostinato?
a continuously repeated figure or phrase
what is double stopping?
when a string instrument plays 2 notes at the same time
what is a sequence?
the repetition of a melodic or harmonic phrase in the same part but at a higher or lower pitch
what is homophonic texture?
a texture where many different parts move at the same time
what does Scherzando mean?
to be played in a playful manner
what does chromatic mean?
where notes are played that aren’t part of the scale
