Texture / Structure / Form Flashcards
Unison / octave
Same thing at the same time
Harmony
Notes blending together
Ostinato
A pattern that repeats throughout a piece of music
Riff
A short musical phrase which can be repeated
Round
A tune repeated over itself, a canon that can go right back to the beginning and overlap
Canon
a tune that overlaps itself
Ternary
ABA, a form with 3 parts
Could be AABA
Middle 8
Bridge in a tune, not the same as the rest of the song
Theme and variations
The tune which is repeated and changed slightly
Cadenza
A chance for the soloist to show off in a concerto
Imitation
A musical phrase repeated on a different instruments
Strophic
With verses
Binary
( AB ) a form in two sections
Rondo
( ABACADA )
a form, the tune comes back to the original
Episode
Joining between two tunes
Alberti bass
Aristocats, baroque
Walking bass
Jazz
Ground bass
A baseline repeated all the way through a piece
Eg. Pachobells cannon
Homophonic
Moves in block chords
Polyphonic
Has lots of melodies weaving together
Contrapuntal
Same as polyphonic
Coda
Tail or end section of a piece
Through composed
No pattern, constantly changing
Eg. Bohemian Rhapsody
Da capo aria
Sing the first but again with ornaments
Passacaglia
Baroque, variations over a ground bass
Concerto grosso
Group of soloists in a concerto
Often baroque
Sonata form
Form of piece of music
3 sections, exposition, development, recapitulation
Look at it again in a different key
Exposition
Exposing the 2 tunes in sonata form
Basso continuo
Harpsichord and cello part in baroque music
Ritornello
Form where the tune keeps returning
Often in concerto grosso
