music vocab Flashcards
define articulation
how a note should be played/sung eg staccato, legato
what music period were dynamics hardly used
baroque
define dynamics
volume of musical sounds eg p, f, mf
what is rhythmic diminution
melody repeated with the notes halved
what is a rhythmic ostinato
repeating music patterns that may have changes in pitch
define triplets
divides the beat in an irregular 3 time
what is rhythmic augmentation
melody repeated with note values doubled or increased by any equal amount
what is a hemiola
music changes from triple to duple time - gives speeding up illusion
what are polyrhythms
2 or more rhythms with different pulses played simultaneously
define swung/shuffle rhythms
straight notes are relaxed into a triple feel
define cross rhythms
2 or more conflicting rhythms played simultaneously
what is syncopation
strong notes placed off the beat - stresses teh offbeat
what is an anacrusis
unstressed note (or sequence) before the first upbeat
define sforzando
a note given sudden emphasis - similar to an accent
define diminuendo
gradually getting quieter
