N5 Melody/harmony Flashcards
What is atonal
No feeling of key
What is chromatic
Notes which move by the interval of a semitone
What is a cluster
A chord made up of consecutive notes that crash
What is contrary motion
Two parts which move in opposite directions
What is a counter melody
A melody played against the main melody
What is a descant voice
A melody which is sung above the main melody
What is a glissando
Sliding from one note to another
What is a grace note
A type of ornament played as a quick, crushed note before the main note of a melody
What is the imperfect cadence
The last chord of the piece is V so it sounds unfinished
What is an inverted pedal
A note held or repeated in an upper part of the
What is melismatic
Vocal music there several notes are sung to each syllable
What is modulation
A change in key
What is the perfect cadence
Chords V I at the end of a phrase so it sounds finished
What is a pitch bend
Changing the pitch of a note for example pushing a guitar string upwards
What is a semitone
The smallest distance between two notes
What is syllabic
Vocal music where each note is given one syllable
What is tone
Two semitones
What is a trill
Moving quickly and repeatedly between adjacent notes
What is a whole tone scale
A scale where every interval is a tone. It sounds vague
What does dim mean
Getting quieter
What does cresc mean
Getting louder
