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  • Created by: Martha
  • Created on: 19-05-13 12:45
alto
high male or low female voice
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anacrusis
one or more notes preceding the first downbeat in a phrase
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atonal music
music that is unrelated to a tonic and has no key
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augmentation
lengthening the notes
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binary form
AB
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bitonality
the use of 2 keys at one time
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blues scale
major scale where the third and seventh note is altered
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perfect cadence
chord v followed by chord 1
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imperfect cadence
i ii or iv to v
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interrupted cadence
chord v followed by any chord but 1
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plagal cadence
chord iv to i
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call and response
soloist sings or plays a phrase and others copy
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chamber music
music intended for domestic performance one part per instrument
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cluster chord
a chord made up of several notes a semitone or tone apart
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concerto
a composition for one or more solo instruments
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counter melody
new melody played at the same time as the original melody
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cover version
song by a different band than the original
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simple time
2/4 3/4 4/4
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compound
6/8
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soprano
a high female voice or unbroken boy's
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ternary form
ABA
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military band
marching band with woodwind,brass and percussion instruments
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abrupt modulation
sudden change of key
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arpeggio
notes of chord played in succession either going up or down
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block chord
chord all at once
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broken chord
chord played as series of notes
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descant
a decorative line sung above the main melody line
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fanfare
a call to attention usually on brass
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glissando
a slide from one pitch to another
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cyclic
ends as it started
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pentatonic scale
scale of 5 notes
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rondo
ABAC
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Card 2

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anacrusis

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one or more notes preceding the first downbeat in a phrase

Card 3

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atonal music

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Card 4

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augmentation

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Card 5

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binary form

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