Musical Devices

Question 1

Sequence

Answer 1

Same phrase of music played a note/notes higher than the previous one

Question 2

Ostinato

Answer 2

Repeated rhythm or melodic pattern…. usually associated with classical music

Question 3

Riff

Answer 3

Repeated melodic rhythm… associated with guitar music

Question 4

Drone

Answer 4

Two note chord… 1 and 5 played together at the same time…. can be used in a bagpipe

Question 5

Imitation

Answer 5

Played again on a different instrument or perhaps an octave higher or lower

Question 6

Canon

Answer 6

Round

Question 7

Leitmotif

Answer 7

Theme for character

Question 8

Pedal Note

Answer 8

Either a long note or a repeated note, could be a chord

Question 9

Inverted Pedal

Answer 9

Same as pedal note but higher

Question 10

Fugue

Answer 10

a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and recurs frequently in the course of the composition.