Texture/Structure/Form

Question 0

Binary-AB

Answer 0

A form in which the music is made up of two different sections called A and B

Question 1

Alberti Bass

Answer 1

Broken chords played on piano by the left hand, outlining harmonies, whilst the right hand plays the melody

Question 2

Coda

Answer 2

A passage at the end of a piece of music which effectively brings it to a finish

Question 3

Contrapuntal

Answer 3

Texture with two or more parts, each of which has an interesting and independent melodic line. It is similar in meaning to polyphonic

Question 4

Episode

Answer 4

A passage of music linking two musical themes, such as in Rondo form

Question 5

Ground Bass

Answer 5

Often used in the Baroque period, a theme in the bass which is repeated many times, while the upper parts vary

Question 6

Homophonic

Answer 6

A texture where all the parts play or sing a similar rhythm at the same time

Question 7

Polyphonic

Answer 7

Texture where two or more melodic lines, possibly of equal importance, weave independently to each other

Question 8

Rondo-ABACA

Answer 8

A form in which the first section (A) keeps returning in between different sections (B, C, etc.)

Question 9

Strophic

Answer 9

A form in which a song has the same music in verses/choruses. Most songs are in strophic form

Question 10

Walking Bass

Answer 10

It is regular in rhythm and moves up and down a pattern of notes and is often played on a double bass or bass guitar