melody/harmony Flashcards
acciaccatura
an ornament which sounds like a crushed note played very quickly on the beat or just before it
harmonic minor scale
sounds middle eastern/aladdin
interrupted cadence
chord V to VI at the end of a phrase. in a major key, chord VI is minor and sounds unfinished
melodic minor scale
happy going up and sad coming down
mode/modal
not major or minor, sounds like something is going wrong, Celtic/medical, dorian mode
mordant
an ornament consisting of the main down, the note above, the main note
obbligato
vocal chords piece of aria with an extra instrumental melody that has to be there
plagal cadence
chords IV to I at the end of a phrase, it sounds finished but not as strong as a perfect cadence
relative major
the major key with the same key signature as one minor key
relative minor
the minor key with the same key signature as one major key
tierce de picardi
the final chord of a piece in a minor key is changed to minor