nat 5 - melody/harmony Flashcards
what is atonal?
no feeling of key
what is chromatic?
notes which move by the interval of semitone
what is a cluster?
a chord made of consecutive notes which clash
what is contrary motion?
two parts which move in opposite directions
what is countermelody?
a melody played against a main melody
what is descant (voice)?
a melody which is sung above the main melody
what is glissando?
sliding from one note to another
what is a grace note?
a type if ornament played as a quick, crushed note before tge main note of a melody
what is imperfect cadence?
the last chord at the end of a phrase is V. it sounds unfinished
what is inverted pedal?
a note held, or repeated, in an upper part
what is melismatic?
vocal music where several notes are sung to each syllable
what is modulation?
a change of key
what is pefect cadence?
chords V I at the end of a phrase. it sounds finished
what is a pitch bend?
changing the pitch of a note, for example, by pushing a guitar string upwards
what is 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
