Texture/structure/form Flashcards
What is a canon
Each part has the same melody entering one after the other. Canon is the same as round.
Ternary
A three part from: A selection followed by a B section which is a different melody than a return to a section
Round
Each part has the same melody entering one after the other
Middle 8
In popular music a section which provides a contrast to the opening section it is often 8 bars long
Theme and variation
The melody is heard then returns several times with variations
Cadenza
A showy passage for a soloist alone in a concerto
Imitation
The melody is immediately copied in another part
Riff
A short repeated pattern
Round
Each part has the same melody entering one after another
Ostinato
Short repeated pattern
Octave
Distance of 8 notes from d up to d
Harmony
Two parts sounding different notes
binary
A form in which the music is made up of two different sections labelled a and b this is the same as ab form
Alberti bass
Broken chord accompaniment in the bass often used in keyboard music
Coda
A passage at the end of a piece which finishes it off
Contrapuntal
A texture which consists of two or more independent melodic lines it is like polyphonic
Ground bass
A theme in the bass which is repeated many times while the upper parts are varied
Homophonic
Texture where you hear a melody with accompaniment or where all the parts play a similar rhythm at the same time
Lasagne
Polyphonic
A texture which consists of two or more independent melodic lines
Spaghetti
Walking bass
A moving bass with notes usually of the same value it is often found in jazz styles
Basso continuo
A single baseline
Concerto grosso
A small group of soloists contrast with a larger group of instrumentalists
Ritornello
A theme theme which returns frequently through a piece
Through composed
A vocal piece in which there is little to no repetition of music
