Music key words
- Created by: Lalacarr15
- Created on: 24-05-14 18:01
Pulse
beat of the music
Time signature
simple and compound time: 2/4 3/4
Regular rhythms
made up of regular groups
irregular groups
do not fit into the usual rhythmic patterns
Augmentation
the note-lengths of the original melody are made longer
Diminution
the note-lengths of the original melody are shortenend
Hemiola
rhythm has three against metrical feel.
Cross rhythm
when two different rhythms are played together at the same time
Syncoption
when a composer changes the usual stress of the beats in the bar
polyrhythmic
when two or more different rhythms are played at the same time
Diatonic
will only use notes from the same scale
Chromatic
uses black notes in scale
Dissonant
clashes and sounds uncomfortable
Consonant
doesn't clash
pedal note
sustained or repeated note
Drone
sustained or repeated note in the bass
Harmonic
chordal texture / melody with accompainiment
Homophonic
chordal texture / melody with accompaniment
Broken chord
to play the notes of a chord separateley
polyphonic / contrapuntal
weaving together two or more equally important melodic lines
imitate
to copy
canon
round of imitating voices
unison
playing/singing at the same pitch
monophonic
monophonic
a single line melody
interval
degrees of the scale
acciaccture
crushed note
appooggiatura
non crushed note
modal
ancient scales
pentatonic scale
five note scale
whole tone scale
whole tones
sequence
melodic phrase repeated at a different pitch
inversion
tune is turned upside down
ostinato
short melodic phrase that is repeated a number of times in succession
reverb
when sound lasts longer because it is reflected between walls
distortion
creates aggressive sound in rock music
Rondo form
returns to section A always
Arch form
A B C D C B A
Ground bass
melody in the bass which is repeated over and over again
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