Terms list pg. 4 Flashcards
Dominant
The fifth degree of the major or minor scale. Also, the term for the triad built on the fifth degree, labelled V in harmonic analysis.
Double bar
Two vertical lines placed on the staff to indicate the end of a section or a composition. Also, used with two dots to enclose repeated sections.
D enharmonic
A term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names, e.g. c and d , f and g .
Espressivo
Expressively
Dynamics
Varying degrees of loud and soft.
Fine
the end
first ending
One or more measures which occur at the end of the stanza or stanzas. It is usually indicated:
form
The design or structure of a musical composition .
Forte
Loud
Fortissimo
Very loud
Giocoso
Playful
Gubilante
Exultant, jubilant
Glissando
Gliss. The rapid scale achieved by sliding the nail of the thumb or third finger over the white keys of the piano. Glissando is commonly used in playing the harp. For bowed instruments glissando indicates a flowing, unaccented playing of a passage.
Grandioso
Grandiose, majestic.
Grand pause
A rest for the entire ensemble.
half step
The interval from one pitch to the immediately adjacent pitch, ascending or descending, e.g. c-c ; e-e ; b-c. The smallest interval on the keyboard.
harmony
The sounding of two or more tones simultaneously; the vertical aspect of music.
hemiola
The term applied to time values in the ration of 3:2, e.g. three half notes in place of two dotted half notes.
homophony, homophonic
Musical texture which is characterized by chordal support of a melodic line.
