area of study 1 vocab

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conjunct
when a melody moves in a series of steps
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disjunct
a melody that moves by leaps and skips
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triadic broken chords
playing the notes of the triad (1,3,5) separately and one after the other
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scalic
a melody that is made up of notes that follow the order of a particular scale
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arpeggio
broken chord where the notes are played separately one after the other, either ascending or descending
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augmented
when the note is raised by a semitone
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diminished
when the note is flattened by a semitone
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phrasing
the act of performing music in a way that allows each phrase to be conceived as a single unit eg breathing in the right places + crescendoing and decrescendoing
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articulation
the way music is performed
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slur
a curved line over a passage of music indicates that the note should be played legato and unbroken
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sfozando
a sudden strong accent in music
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diatonic
only uses notes that belong in that particular scale or key the music is written in
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chromatic
uses notes that belong to that particular scale or key, but with additional notes that do not belong with that key as-well
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consonant
a harmony that sounds pleasing to the ear
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dissonant
music that sounds clashy and horrible
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pedal
a sustained or repeated note played while the harmony changes
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drone
in the bass, and usually has 2 notes played at the same time (mostly the tonic and dominant)
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cadences
formed by the two chords that come at the end of a phrase
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perfect
V-I or V7-1
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plagal
IV-I (commonly used in in hymns
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imperfect
I, II,IV - V
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interrupted
V-VI
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tièrce de Picardie
when a minor piece ends on a surprise major chords by sharpening the 3rd (common in baroque music)
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major
TTSTTTS
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minor
same as a major scale, but with a flattened 3rd
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binary
a musical form in two sections AB
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ternary
a musical form with three sections ABA
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rondo
a musical form with a returning first section that alternates with contrasting themes eg ABACAD
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arch- shape
when the form of the music resembles an arch ABCBA
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through-composed
when new music occurs for each verse, changing to reflect different moods or situations described
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theme and variations
involves a piece starting with one main theme which is repeated, but chaining it slightly every time eg different rhythm or instruments
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sonata
4 movements : allegro, slow, minuet and trio or scherzo (dance),allegro
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minuet and trio
dance movement with three beats in a bar
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scherzo and trio
folk derived dance in 6/8
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call and response
when a musical phrase sung by a musician is answered by another musician
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ground bass
a melody in the bass that is repeated throughout the music
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continuo
(baroque) usually a cello/bassoon accompanied by a harpsichord to fill out the harmonies
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cadenza
a piece of music played by a soloist, usually in the middle of a concerto to show off their technique
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con sordino
with the mute (usually for strings)
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homophonic
melody and accompaniment
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polyphonic
a piece of composition that has many separate melodic lines that are brought together
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contrapuntal
where two or more melodic lines are combined using counterpoint
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imitative
when a phrase is repeated shortly after playing it
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canonic
strict counterpoint, where each voice exactly imitates the previous voice at a fixed distance
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layered
when several sounds are stacked upon each other, in order to achieve a thicker texture
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antiphonal
In which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups, performing alternatively as separate groups and in unison
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acappella
singers performing without an instrumental
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monophonic
one melodic line
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simple time
each beat can be divided into two notes
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compound time
each beat is divided into three
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anacrusis
an upbeat that precedes the first full bar
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hemiola
when the rhythmic structure in a piece gives the impression that the metre is different from the actual time signature
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scotch snap
a musical configuration in which the quarter note is divided into a sixteenth and a dotted eighth
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rubato
'stolen time', manipulating the tempo as he/she feels fit
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hairpins
name used to describe the symbols used for a crescendo and diminuendo
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coronation anthem
piece of choral music meant to accompany the crowning of a monarch eg Zadok the priest, the King shall rejoice
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oratorio
a liturgical piece of music written for solo singers, chorus and orchestra eg Messiah
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disjunct

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a melody that moves by leaps and skips

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triadic broken chords

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scalic

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arpeggio

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