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NAB jan 2015 Flashcards

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What is an anacrusis

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The notes which appear before the first strong beat of a musical phrase. It sounds as an upbeat

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What is an alto voice

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Lowest female voice

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What is an aria

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A song in an opera, oratorio or cantata with orchestral accompaniment

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What is an arco

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An instruction given to sting players to use a bow. Term might be given to a passage using pizzicato

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Arpeggio

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Notes of a chord played one after the other

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What is a cadenza

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A passage of Music which allows soloists to display their technical ability in singing or playing an instrument

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What is a concerto

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Work for a solo instrument and orchestra , normally in 3 movements

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What is a crescendo

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Gradually getting louder

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What is homophony

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Texture where you hear melody with accompaniment or when all 3 parts move together rhythmically

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What is imitation

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When the melody is immediately copied in another part, it does not to be an exact copy

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What is an obbligato

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A prominent so,o instrument part in a piece of vocal music

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What is an oratorio

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Usually a story for the bible set to music for soloists, chorus or an orchestra. May include recitiatives, duets and chorus

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What is an ornament

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It decorates a melody by adding short , extra notes

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What is an ostinato

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A short musical pattern repeated many times

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What is pizzicato

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an instruction given to string players to pluck the strings instead of using the bow

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What is polyphony

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A texture which consists of 2 or more melodic lines, possibly of equal importance and which weave independently of each other

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What is a vibrato

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A very slight wavering in pitch which brings warmth to the tone

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What is a rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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What is a Recitative

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A type of vocal writing where the music follows the rhythm of speech. Used in operas and oratorios to move the story or plot along

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What is a register

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The upper, middle or lower ranges of a voice or instrument

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What is rubato

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A rhythmic give and take in a phrase allowing more expression

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What is a scotch snap

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A very short accelerated note before a longer one

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What is a sequence

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A melodic phrase which is immediately repeated at a higher or lower pitch

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What is suspension

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This effect occurs when a note from one chord is help over to the next chord creating a discord, and is then resolved by moving one step to make a concord

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What is a soprano voice

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The highest female voice

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What is syllabic word setting

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Vocal music where each syllable is given one note only

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What is a tenor voice

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A high adult male voice

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