Melodic, Harmonic Concepts & Rhythm

Question 0

Grace Note

Answer 0

Ornament -

an extra note added as an embellishment and not essential to the harmony or melody.

Question 1

Trill

Answer 1

An Ornament - Rapid repetition between 2 notes.

Question 2

Interval

Answer 2

The gap between two notes

Question 3

Perfect Cadence

Answer 3

Musical full stops

Question 4

Imperfect Cadence

Answer 4

Musical commas

Question 5

Tierce de Picardie

Answer 5

The term used when a piece of music in the Minor Key unexpectedly ends on a Major chord.

Question 6

Suspension

Answer 6

This effect occurs when a note from one chord is held over to the next chord creating a discord and is then resolved by moving one step to create a concord.

Question 7

Consonance

Answer 7

Notes which sound well together.

Question 8

Dissonance

Answer 8

Notes which seem to clash when sounded together.

Question 9

Passing Note

Answer 9

music a nonharmonic note through which a melody passes from one harmonic note to the next. Compare auxiliary note

Question 10

Dotted Rhythm

Answer 10

A short not followed by a longer one

Question 11

Alberti Bass

Answer 11

A type of bass part built on chords being split up into quaver type arpeggios

Question 12

Ground Bass

Answer 12

A melody, sometimes up to eight bars in length, which is played throughout the bass part of a piece of music and over which the rest of the composition is built.

Question 13

Inverted Pedal

Answer 13

The ‘opposite’ of a Pedal , a long sustained note in the top of or above a melody.

Question 14

Obbligato

Answer 14

An essential part or decorative line written above the melody.

Question 15

Through Composed

Answer 15

A piece of music or song which does not have a chorus repeat

Question 16

Contrapuntal

Answer 16

Texture in which each of two or more parts has independent melodic interest; similar in meaning to polyphonic.

Question 17

Baritone

Answer 17

A male voice with a range in between the Bass and Tenor voices.

Question 18

Muted

Answer 18

using a device which reduces the volume or alters the sound of an instrument. Con sordino means with a mute. Senza sordino means without a mute.

Question 19

Double Stopping

Answer 19

Listen to an excerpt of the playing two notes at the one time on an Orchestral string instrument such as a Violin or Viola.

Question 20

Arco

Answer 20

With the bow, i.e.playing a violin or other string instrument.

Question 21

Pizzicato

Answer 21

Plucking strings. the excerpt is of plucking strings on an Orchestral string instruments as they accompany voices.

Question 22

Tremolando

Answer 22

Trembling, quivering.

Question 23

Tremolo

Answer 23

Term for the rapid up-and-down movement of a bow on a stringed instrument creating a restless. agitated effect.