Music Flashcards
Legato
The notes are played smoothly
Leitmotif
A melody representing a character, place, or emotio
Ostinato
A repeating musical pattern
Sequence
A melody that is repeated, but starting on a different note
Duration
The length of a note or rest
Syncopation
A rhythm which emphasises off-beat notes
Monophonic
Texture in which there is a single musical line
Polyphonic
Texture in which there are two or more musical lines
Ta =
1 beat, crouchet
Tay-tay =
1/2 beat, Quaver
Tirami
1/3 beat, triplet
Tiki - tiki
1/4 of beat, semiquaver
String instruments
the violin, which is the smallest, viola, cello, and the biggest, the double bass, sometimes called the contrabass.
Woodwind instruments
piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon.
Brass instruments
trumpets, trombones, French horns, euphoniums, and tubas
Precusion instruments
timpani, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, maracas, gongs, chimes, celesta, and piano.
