Music terminology Flashcards
Ornementations
Decorations to the melody
Acciaccatura
A crushed note, played as short a time as possible. It is notated as a small note with a diagonal line through the stem to show that it really has no value
Mordent
Involves moving rapidly from one note to another, then back again
Portamento
Sliding from one pitch to another
Trill
Rapid alternation between two notes
Turn
Consists of the note above the written note, the written note, the note below and the written note again
Marcato
Accented
Monophonic
A single unaccompanied melody line
Homophonic
Melody and accompaniment0 all parts move in a similar rhythm, creating a chordal effect
Polyphonic/contrapuntal
Where two or more parts move independently of each other
Call and response
Where one musician or group of musicians make a musical statement that is immediately answered by another musician or group of musicians
Imitation
One part copying or imitating another, not necessarily at the same pitch
Antiphonal
Where a bar or phrase is alternated between two instruments, groups of instruments or singers
Drone
Harmonic effect where a single note or chord is sustained throughout a musical phrase
Imperfect cadence
When the last chord is chord V creating an unfinished effect
