Music Key Words 4.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? MusicKey WordsGCSEEdexcel Created by: DGILLENCreated on: 16-02-16 14:32 Pitch How high or low a note is / The feeling of a piece (happy = major, sad = minor). 1 of 39 Tempo The speed of a phrase / note is. 2 of 39 Dynamics How loud a piece / section is. 3 of 39 Structure The way a piece is laid out and constructed. 4 of 39 Harmony The types of chords, tones, or notes that are used. 5 of 39 Texture How the overall quality of chords and melody sound in a piece. 6 of 39 Timbre The 'tone' or 'colour' of an instrument is, or a piece of music. 7 of 39 Duration How long a phrase / section is. 8 of 39 Brass Instruments that are made of metal and blown into (saxophone, tuba, trombone). 9 of 39 Strings Instruments with strings played by hand, a bow, or a pletrum (guitar, violin, harp). 10 of 39 Precussions Instruments that are hit (drums, xylophone, piano). 11 of 39 Woodwind Instruments that are made of wood and blown into (clarinet, oboe, bassoons). 12 of 39 Atonal Music or melody that aren't in a key. 13 of 39 Major Happy / cheerful chords or notes (A major, G major). 14 of 39 Minor Sad / dull notes or chords (E minor, A minor). 15 of 39 Symphony A piece of music (orchestra), often in four movements. 16 of 39 Oratorio A story that is sunt and is biblical / scared. 17 of 39 Imitation A repeated phrase that is altered to fit in various sections. 18 of 39 Development The middle section of a sonata form where the ideas are developed. 19 of 39 Modal Music in a seven note scale. 20 of 39 Pentatonic A five note scale, compared to seven. 21 of 39 Sonata Form A piece made up of exposition, development and recapitulation. 22 of 39 Minuet and Trio A tenary form often in the third movement of a symphony or sonata. 23 of 39 Swinging Rhythms Fast, lively music (jazz, rock, blues) that are usually danced to. 24 of 39 Ostinato A repeated pattern of notes or phrases. 25 of 39 Pedal Point A note or a phrase held (often in brass). 26 of 39 Exposition The first part of a sonata form, where the ideas are first heard. 27 of 39 Recapitulation The final part of a sonata form, where the first ideas are repeated, sometimes changed. 28 of 39 Chromatic Notes that don't belong to the main scale of a melody. 29 of 39 Syncopation Rhythm where the accents are shifted from the main beat, to the weaker one. 30 of 39 Triplets A rhythm that plays three notes in the space of two. 31 of 39 Riffs A repeated chord / phrase progression that is short (usually in jazz, rock, and funk). 32 of 39 Accents An emphasis on a certain note to show how it's played. 33 of 39 Ornaments/Ornamentation Decorative notes in a tune. 34 of 39 Trills An ornament that is a 'twiddly' set of notes. 35 of 39 Appoggiatura A clashing chord which is resolved. 36 of 39 Dotted Rhythms A beat that has a long note followed by a short one (or visa versa). 37 of 39 Sequence Repeated phrases that are played at different pitches. 38 of 39 Rubarto When a tempo is stopped to allow changes with no bad affect. 39 of 39
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