Music Concepts Flashcards
Plagal cadence
Chords four to one
Interrupted cadence
Chords 5 to any chord but 1
Relative major/minor
Major keys and minor keys which share the same sharps or flats in the key signature. 3 semitones apart.
Harmonic minor scale
A minor scale sharing the same key signature as the relative major but raises the 7th note by a semitones - sounds Egyptian
Melodic minor scale
A minor scale sharing the same key signature as its relative major but raises the 6th and 7th notes by a semitones when ascending and follows the key signature when descending.
Obbligato
A featured solo instrument in a vocal piece of music
Added 6th
Major chord + 6th note in scale, sounds jazzy
Dominant 7th chords
Major chord + flattened 7th note in scale sounds bluesy/jazzy
Diminished 7th chord
Made up of minor 3rds, sounds creepy
Acciaccatura
A short, crushed grace note before the main note.
Interval
The distance between two pitches eg, tone, semitones and octaves
Augmentation
Making the notes systematically longer
Diminution
Making the notes systematically shorter
Lied
German/ romantic era, voice accompanied by piano
Through composed
Structure where no sections are repeated
