Terms Part 5 Flashcards
ostinato
A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm
pedal point
A note that is held through changing harmonies, starting as a chord tone before becoming a non-chord tone
pentatonic scale
A musical scale with five notes per octave
polonaise
A slow dance of Polish origin in triple time
polyphonic texture
A combination of two or more melodic lines
polyrhythm
A style of composition in which each part exhibits different rhythms
polytonality
The musical use of more than one key simultaneously
prelude
An introduction work of music that is often played by an orchestra at the beginning of a symphony, opera, suite, or before a fugue
primitivism
The depiction of scenes from other times or places, when the composer would have considered the object of the music base or primitive
programmatic writing / program music
A type of instrumental art music that attempts to musically render an extramusical narrative
program symphony
A type of symphonic composition that is written to correspond to a narrative structure, sometimes accompanied by a narrative program to go along with the music
real answer
Contains no alteration of intervals
recapitulation
The third main section in sonata form. / First and second themes are both restated in the tonic.
