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bass riff
scrap of music that is played low
syncopation
off beat rhythms
major chord
happy
minor chord
sad
improvisation
making something up on the spot
trill
trembling notes
crescendo
getting louder
diminuendo
getting quieter
motif
scrap of melody
arco
using the bow to make a sound on a string instrument
pizzicato
plucking the strings to make a sound on a string instrument
muted trumpet
putting a stopper in the trumpet to muffle the sound
timpani
drums that are in an orchestra that plays a tune
fanfare
loud instrument with minimal amount of notes
walking bass
continuous beat that sounds like walking in low notes
ueillian pipes
irish version of bagpipes, sweeter sound
polyphony
everyone doing a different melody at once
unison
everyone doing the same thing
homophony
accompaniment, same rhythm, different pitches
accompaniment
instruments in the background
breakdown
all instruments suddenly stop, one instrument might keep going
MRS TT DATT
- melody
- rhythm
- structure
- tempo
- texture
- dynamics
- articulation
- timbre
- tonality
melody
the tune, pitch- high or low
rhythm
the length of the notes
structure
the sections in the piece
tempo
the speed of the piece
texture
the amount of layers
dynamics
volume, gradual or sudden changes, loud or soft
articulation
how the note is played
timbre
the sound of the different instruments
tonality
major, minor, modal
minimalism (7)
- metamorphosis-motif patterns gradually changing over time
- simple
- repetitive
- very few notes
- phase shifting
- additive- adding notes each time
- gradual change
when was minimalism founded?
1960-1990
4 well known minimalism composers?
Terry Riley, Philip Glass, John Adams, Steve Reich
blues (6)
- walking bass
- slow tempo
- syncopated rhythm
- CCCCFFCCGFCC
- blues notes
- extended chords
give 8 examples of instruments in blues music
saxophone, trumpet, piano, drum kit, double bass, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
