Music General terms 0.0 / 5 ? MusicGeneral TermsGCSENone Created by: phoebereynoldsCreated on: 16-04-14 11:15 anacrusis/upbeat an unaccented beat at the the start of a phrase e.g. 'the first noel' 1 of 22 Chorus number a piece in a musical sung by the whole cast 2 of 22 Concerto piece for soloist and orchestra 3 of 22 Hook a short,memorable bit of tune 4 of 22 Libretto words of an opera/oratorio 5 of 22 Leit motif A recurring musical theme associated with a person,place or idea.Often used in film music where characters have their own leitmotif 6 of 22 MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) A way of connecting different electronic instruments 7 of 22 Motif A little bit of music that is often repeated 8 of 22 Recitative A song performed in operas,oratorios and cantatas. Tells the story 9 of 22 Syncopation Throwing the stress from the beat to the offbeat. 10 of 22 Tritone interval of 3 tones 11 of 22 Walking bass Bass part usually in crotchets that moves in step or in arpeggios 12 of 22 Waltz Dance in 3 time with pom cha cha rhythm 13 of 22 Improvisation music made up on the spot.Used in Jazz 14 of 22 Call and response Short melody, followed by an answering phrase. Popular in African music and blues 15 of 22 Break improvised solo that links phrases in jazz and pop music 16 of 22 Cadenza Unaccompanied section for a soloist in a concerto to show off their technique 17 of 22 Word painting Music depicting words in text and matches/describes the action 18 of 22 melisma/melismatic writing singing several different notes to one syllable. ‘Ding dong merrily’ or ‘gloooooria’ 19 of 22 Syllabic Each syllable matches a note eg. ’God save the queen’ 20 of 22 Descant A decorative line sung above the main melody e.g. sing choirs of angels 21 of 22 Counter melody A new melody played or sung at the same time as the tune. ‘oom pah pah' 22 of 22
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