Musical terms Flashcards
What is pp?
Very quiet (pianissimo)
What is ff?
Very loud (fortissimo)
What is f?
Loud (forte)
What is p?
Quiet (piano)
What is mp?
medium quiet (mezzo-piano)
What is mf?
medium loud (mezzo-forte)
What is minor?
Key of music that sounds sad
What is staccato?
Short detached notes
What is crescendo?
Gradually getting louder
What is modulation?
Change of key
What does allegro mean?
Played quickly
What is mickey mousing?
music mimicking movt
What is diegetic music?
Music heard by characters
What is non- diegetic?
Music not heard by characters
What is accelerando?
Gradually getting faster
What does adagio mean?
Played slowly
What does diminuendo mean?
Gradually getting quieter
What does rallentando mean?
Gradually getting slower
What does legato mean?
Smooth articulation
What is articulation?
The way a note is played
What is ostinato?
A repeated pattern
What does timbre mean?
Tone quality of instruments/voice
What does discord mean?
Chord with clashing notes
What is leitmotif?
Theme for a character
What does dynamics mean?
Louds and quiets in the music
What is the melody?
The main tune
What is tempo?
The speed of the music
What is rhythm?
duration of notes and beats
What is tonality?
Major or minor key
What is major?
Key of music that sounds happy
What is texture?
Different layers of music in a piece
What is pizzicato?
Plucking the string of an instrument
What is arco?
using a bow to play an instrument
What is glissando?
A continuous slide upwards or downward between two notes
What is structure?
Different section in the music
What is a pedal?
A long held note in bass
What is clicktrack?
It is a digital audio track that acts like a metronome
What is music spotting?
Where the director and the audio team watch the film to determine how the music interacts with it
