Listening exam Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? MusicDefinitionsGCSEAQA Created by: Lucy Bishop-CarneCreated on: 29-11-16 20:38 Basso Continuo A continuous bass art, commonly found in Baroque music 1 of 20 SATB Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass -four types of voice in a choir 2 of 20 Strophic form The melody of each stanza is played over the same accompaniment- opposite to through-composed 3 of 20 Sforzando Strongly accented note 4 of 20 Monophic Music with no harmony and only one line of tune. 5 of 20 Polyphonic Two or more melody parts weaving in and out of each other 6 of 20 Improvisation Music that is made up on-the-spot by a performer, usually based around a set of notes 7 of 20 Staccato Playing each note short and detatched from the notes either side 8 of 20 Modulation When themusic shifts to another key, usually the relative minor or major 9 of 20 Call and Response A short melody followed by an answering phrase 10 of 20 Appogiatura An ornament that clashes withthe accompanying chord, then resolves 11 of 20 Arch-shaped A melody that finishes the same way it started e.g. ABA 12 of 20 Con Arco To play with a bow, the opposite of pizzicato 13 of 20 Hemiola When a piece of music feels as if it's written in 2/4 but is actually in 3/4 14 of 20 Tremolo To play in a trembly, nervous sounding way 15 of 20 Sequence A repeating musical phrase 16 of 20 Conjunct Notes in a melody sounding close together with small intervals, opposite to disjunct 17 of 20 Glissando A slide between notes 18 of 20 Chromatic notes Notes that don't fit in the main key of the melody 19 of 20 Ostinato A musical pattern that repeats over and over again like the bass art in ground bass 20 of 20
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