Music Flashcards

1
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Legato

A

The notes are played smoothly

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2
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Leitmotif

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A melody representing a character, place, or emotio

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3
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Ostinato

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A repeating musical pattern

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4
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Sequence

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A melody that is repeated, but starting on a different note

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5
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Duration

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The length of a note or rest

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6
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Syncopation

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A rhythm which emphasises off-beat notes

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7
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Monophonic

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Texture in which there is a single musical line

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8
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Polyphonic

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Texture in which there are two or more musical lines

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9
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Ta =

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1 beat, crouchet

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10
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Tay-tay =

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1/2 beat, Quaver

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11
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Tirami

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1/3 beat, triplet

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12
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Tiki - tiki

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1/4 of beat, semiquaver

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13
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String instruments

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the violin, which is the smallest, viola, cello, and the biggest, the double bass, sometimes called the contrabass.

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14
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Woodwind instruments

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piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon.

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15
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Brass instruments

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trumpets, trombones, French horns, euphoniums, and tubas

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16
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Precusion instruments

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timpani, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, maracas, gongs, chimes, celesta, and piano.