Terms list #2 (B)

Question 1

Passing Tones

Answer 1

unaccented notes which move conjunctly between two chords to which they do not belong harmonically

Question 2

pesante

Answer 2

heavy

Question 3

petite

Answer 3

little

Question 4

peu a peu

Answer 4

little by little

Question 5

phrase

Answer 5

relatively short portion of a melodic line which expresses a musical idea

Question 6

pianoforte

Answer 6

soft-loud

Question 7

picardy third

Answer 7

term for raising the third, making a major triad in the final chord of a composition which is in a minor key

Question 8

piu

Answer 8

more

Question 9

pizzicato

Answer 9

pinched, plucking the string

Question 10

plagal cadence

Answer 10

sometimes called the “amen” cadence. chordal progression of subdominant to tonic

Question 11

poco

Answer 11

little

Question 12

primo

Answer 12

first

Question 13

quartet

Answer 13

a piece for 4 instruments or voices

Question 14

rallentando

Answer 14

gradually slower

Question 15

renaissance

Answer 15

the period c. 1450-1600

Question 16

resonance

Answer 16

reinforcement and intensification of a sound by vibrations

Question 17

rhythm

Answer 17

the organization of sound in time; temporal quality of sound

Question 18

romanticism

Answer 18

the period c. 1825-1900

Question 19

rubato

Answer 19

flexibility of tempo to assist in achieving expressiveness

Question 20

rudiments

Answer 20

on drums, the basic sticking patterns

Question 21

sans

Answer 21

without

Question 22

schnell

Answer 22

fast

Question 23

secco

Answer 23

dry, unornamented

Question 24

sempre

Answer 24

always

Question 25

ornaments

Answer 25

melodic embellishments, either written or improvised

Question 26

ossia

Answer 26

or. indicating an alternative passage or version

Question 27

ostinato

Answer 27

repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern, frequently appearing in the bass line

Question 28

overtones

Answer 28

almost inaudible higher tones which occur with the fundamental tone