melody/harmony Flashcards

1
Q

acciaccatura

A

an ornament which sounds like a crushed note played very quickly on the beat or just before it

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2
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harmonic minor scale

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sounds middle eastern/aladdin

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3
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interrupted cadence

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chord V to VI at the end of a phrase. in a major key, chord VI is minor and sounds unfinished

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4
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melodic minor scale

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happy going up and sad coming down

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5
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mode/modal

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not major or minor, sounds like something is going wrong, Celtic/medical, dorian mode

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6
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mordant

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an ornament consisting of the main down, the note above, the main note

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7
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obbligato

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vocal chords piece of aria with an extra instrumental melody that has to be there

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8
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plagal cadence

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chords IV to I at the end of a phrase, it sounds finished but not as strong as a perfect cadence

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9
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relative major

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the major key with the same key signature as one minor key

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10
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relative minor

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the minor key with the same key signature as one major key

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11
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tierce de picardi

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the final chord of a piece in a minor key is changed to minor

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