Keywords Flashcards by mimi fleur | Brainscape

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ostinato

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short repeated pattern

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diminution

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making note value less

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contrapuntal

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two or more melodic lines performed at same time

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imperfect cadence

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ends on 5th, sounds unfinished

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break

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break in music, soloist plays

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sequence

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repetition of music motif / phrase at a higher / lower pitch

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concert pitch

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sounding pitch of an instrument

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glissando

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slide upwards / downwards between 2 notes

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motif

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repeated pattern / phrase

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tutu

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everybody starts

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skank rhythm

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off beat chords

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allegro

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fast

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monophonic texture

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one line of music / melody

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perfect cadence

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ends on 1st, sounds finished

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vivace

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lively

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disjunct

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notes that are disconnected

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adagio

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slow

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tambre

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different instruments unique sounds

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arco

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with bow

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counter melody

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goes along with melody

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articulation

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way piece is played i.e. staccato, legato

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arch form

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ABCBA

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rondo form

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goes back to A
i.e. ABACADAGA…

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riff

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short repeated melody

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metre

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time signature

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melisma

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group of notes sung on same syllable

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senza sordino

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without mute

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pentatonic scale

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5 note scale, emits 4th & 7th

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terrist dynamics

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extreme sudden changes in dynamics
i.e. pp -> ff

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dissonant

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clashing of notes

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tremelo

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rapid fast notes

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conjunct

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notes close together

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pitch

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how high/low a note is

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tonal ambiguity

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uncertain key / no set key

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through composed

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non repetitive, different throughout

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modulation

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changing key

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portamento

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sliding from one pitch to another

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andante

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walking speed

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syncopation

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out of sync / off beat

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anacrusis

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upbeat before music starts

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anti-phonal

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alternating groups

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lento

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slow

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polyphonic texture

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multiple lines of music

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turnery form

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ABA

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interval

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notes inbetween another note

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cadenza

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solo for instrument in orchestra

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tutti

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everybody starts

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accidental

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a sharp/flat not in key sig

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modal

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not major or minor

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tonality

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major or minor

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binary form

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AB

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rubarto

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swaying in & out of time 🥕

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vocal techniques

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vibrato, belting, falsetto, beatboxing

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ornament

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trill, mordant

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augmentation

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making note value more

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pizzicato

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plucking strings

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antiphonal

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alternating groups