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Explain con sordini

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With the mute

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Explain monophonic

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one melody line

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Explain homophonic

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one melody line and accompaniment

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Explain polyphonic

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Two or more melody lines intertwined to create harmony (ex:canon)

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Explain Binary form

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Ends on B phrase (different to main theme) ex: ABAB

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Explain Ternery form

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Ends on A phrase (main phrase) ex: ABBA

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Explain ostinato

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Repeated musical idea (ex: drumbeat)

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Explain motif

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Small musical idea or fragment

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Explain word painting

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Music reflect meaning of words (ex: Beatles)

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Explain programme music

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Music composed to represent story/emotion/nature/idea

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Explain concerto

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Orchestral work in three movements for soloist and orchestra ex: mozart
1st movement: fast, major
2nd movements: slow, minor
3rd movements: fast, major

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Explain symphony

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Orchestral work in four movements for orchestra.
1st movement: fast, major
2nd movements: slow, minor
3rd movements: minuet and trio
4th movement: fast, major
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Explain canon

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Same melody overlapping upon itself at a certain time distance and pitch interval apart

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Explain Poss

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Play as many notes as possible in a given time frame

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Explain Double stopping

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play two strings at the same time- chords

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Explain diminution

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halving note values

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17
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Explain augmentation

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doubling note values

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Explain addition

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adding one note each time theme is heard. eg: 1–2–3

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Explain subtraction

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deducting one note each time the theme is heard eg: 6–5–4

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Explain Retragrade

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turning melody backwards

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Explain permutation

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changing order of notes ex: 123456 — 342615

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Explain inversion

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turning the melody upside down - opposite direction

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23
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Explain col legio

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play with back or wooden part of the bow

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Explain klangfarben melody

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melody divided across many instruments of orchestra to create “sound colour”

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Explain sul tasto
play on fingerboard (on string instrument)
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Explain sul ponteicello
play across the bridge (on string instruments)
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Explain loco
return to normal pitch after 8 va or 15ma
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Explain burtok pizzicato
snap string of instrument
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Explain pzt
left hand pizzicato
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Explain sonata form
Large form 1. Exposition - exposes themes 2. Development - describes themes 3. Recapitulation - recap themes
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Explain rondo form
recurring theme (ritornello) heard between different episodes
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Explain da capo
ABA - repeated idenically form
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Explain del sago
Return to sign and repeat music to end
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Explain Tiercedi picordie
Minor keys ends with a major chord
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Explain sequence
Same melody repeating itself up or down a step or third
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Explain pedal point
Repeated or sustained note which grounds music in a certain key/chord
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Explain countermelody
Secondary melody heard above or below main melody (like harmony)
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Explain ritornello
Recurring theme
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Explain vibrato
Shake finger on string to create a warm sound
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Explain senza vibrato
no vibrato
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Explain tonality
in a key
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Explain atonality
not in a key
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Explain range
Distance between the highest and lowest notes in a piece
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Explain cadenza
Section where soloist shows off their technical ability
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Explain virtuoso
Soloist which shows off the technical ability
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Explain Unison
Everyone plays on the same note
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Explain Dialogue
Call and response
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Explain Staccato
Hop off the note
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Explain Legato
Play smoothly from note to note
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Explain Chromatisism
Notes which do not belong in the key - used for colour
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Explain Step movement
moving in step between notes
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Explain Triadic leaps
Leaping to notes of the triad d,m,s
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Explain syllabic
Each syllable of text has one note of music
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Explain melismatic
Each syllable of text has more than one note of music
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Explain disonance
Two sounds of notes don't sound nice together
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Explain consonance
When two sounds of notes sound nice together
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Explain triplet
Three notes played in the time of two
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Explain pentatonic
A 5 note scale do, re, mi, so, la
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Explain fusion
The mixture of two different styles of music
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Explain ornamentation
Decoration of the melody
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Explain Syncopation
When the strongest or longest beat is on the weakest part of the bar
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Explain modulation
Changing key by moving the melody on to a different note
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Explain Transposition
Changing Key by moving the melody on to a different note
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Explain Panning
Moving into sound from one speaker to the other to give a sense of space
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Explain distortion
Pedal is pushed to distort sound coming out of speakers and create a grungy effect- electric guitar
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Explain Multi tracking
Recording where each sound is separately recorded on different tracks. Each track can be recorded or deleted without effecting the other tracks. created at different times to create a cohesive whole.
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Explain overdubbing
Layering sounds to create a thicker texture. ie. recording same sound over and over while listening to instrumental parts of headphones
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Explain power chords
instrumental technique performed on guitars especially electric, chord with tonic and dominant
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Explain Note bending
Instrumental technique varying pitch of a note using the 'whammy bar' (tremolo bar) to bend the note on an electric guitar
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Explain Antiphony
Call and answer
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Explain antiphonial texture
Where the lines of melody performed in call and answer
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Explain Divis(i)
Divide 2 players reading some lines of score divide to play two different notes
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Explain Unis
Unify/play together
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Explain Sempre
Always
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Explain Con Ped.
With pedal
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Explain Con Sord.
with mute
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Explain Staggered entry
Enter at various times
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Explain Totentanz
A dance of death, a rhythm in 7/4 - three groups of quavers, 4 semiquavers, two groups of quavers, 4 semiquavers
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Explain dance macabre
Medieval dance of death
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Explain Dies Irae
Day of Judgement, an ancient gregorian chant
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Explain Strum
Strum like a guitar (cello/violin)
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Explain glissando
Sliding up and down (on a violin/cello)
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Explain Flageolet
Play the harmonic - Splitting the vibrations on a single note on a stringed instrument so it is heard in the upper octave.
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Explain tonal anchor
Chords which music are based around
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Explain Soprano
Highest singing voice (usually adult female)
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Explain Alto
Lowest adult female voice
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Explain tenor
Highest adult male voice
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Explain bass
Lowest male voice
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Explain arco
Play with the bow
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Explain root position
Chordal position dms
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Explain first inversion
msd
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Explain second inversion
sdm
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Explain imitation
where one voice mimics another at a fixed distance and pitch (may not have a definite ending)
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Explain articulation
symbols/words indicating how the music should be approached/attacked (legato/staccato)
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Explain transposition
moving the same melody to a different key
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Explain parallel movement
2 or more line of music moving in the same direction (intervals)
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Explain Detache
Non-Legato
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Explain grace notes
decoration of ornaments added to a note or melody
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Explain elision
Joining phrases together in an overlapping manner ex: 1234, 1234, 1234/1234
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Explain Zu2
All instruments reading the line of music divide into 2 parts
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Explain a2
players reading one line in unison
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Explain alberti bass
An arpeggiated broken chord with specific pattern of low, high, middle, high played repetitively by the left-hand
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Explain Appoggitura
An ornamental note of long or short duration temporarily displaces and subsequently resolves into a main note, usually by stepwise motion

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