Samba el preludio Flashcards
What is Samba?
National dance style of Brazil, known for energetic drumming and syncopated rhythms.
What does Bossa nova mean?
‘New trend’ - One of the most popular musical styles of the 50s and 60s in Brazil. Mixes elements of samba with jazz.
What is a session musician?
Freelance musician hired to play on recording sessions.
Define double stops in music.
Playing 2 notes at the same time on a string instrument.
What is a mordent?
An ornament played as a rapid wiggle from the printed note to the note above and back.
What is a harmonic in music?
A very high note on a string instrument produced by placing a finger on a string very lightly before plucking or bowing.
Define virtuosic performance.
A performance of outstanding technical ability.
What is the chest register?
The vocal technique usually used to sing in a low range. The area of resonance is the chest.
What does overdubbing mean?
Adding additional sound tracks to an existing recording.
Fill in the blank: A _______ style means each syllable is set to a pitch.
syllabic
What is syncopation?
Emphasising beats of the bar that are normally unaccented.
Define a triplet in music.
3 notes played in the time of 2.
What is rubato?
Tiny fluctuations in tempo for expressive effect.
What does imitation refer to in music?
When one melody is copied straight after in a different part while the previous melody continues.
Define monophonic music.
An unaccompanied melody.
What is homophonic music?
Melody and accompaniment.
What does polyphonic mean?
When 2 or more different lines play simultaneously.
What is a solo in music?
An extended improvised melodic line played by a single instrument, over a chord sequence usually in the middle of the song.
What is tonal music?
Music that belongs to a key.
Define an extended chord.
A chord with an added note such as a 9th or 11th.
What does chromatic mean?
Notes that do not belong to the key or move by semitones.
What is a diminished 7th chord?
A 4 note chord comprising of minor third intervals.
What is a flattened 5th?
‘Blue note’ used in jazz.
What is a turnaround in music?
A set of faster moving chords to get the music back to a repeated section.
