Toto - 'Africa' Flashcards
What is strophic form?
A form of musical structure, being Verse - Chorus
The piece is in simple duple time, what is this?
A time signature consisting of 2 minim beats every bar
What is an Ostinato Rhythm?
A repeated rhythmic pattern
What is syncopation?
Off-beat rhythms
What is the definition of diatonic?
A mixture of inverted and root position chords
What is a riff?
A short, repeated musical idea
What is harmonic rhythm?
The rate of chord change
What does conjunct mean?
Notes move step-wise
What does homophonic mean?
A melody and an accompaniment
How many sharps does the A major key signature have?
3
How many sharps does the B major key signature have?
5
What does Allegro Moderato mean?
Moderate
What does D.S. al coda mean?
Literally “from the sign to the coda mark”
Play from the segno until the coda
What is an Anacrusis?
An up-beat
Where a note is written before the fist bar line
