Texture and melody 0.0 / 5 ? MusicTexture and melodyGCSEAQA Created by: zoeCreated on: 11-03-14 20:08 What does texture describe? How much is going on in the music at any one time 1 of 35 What does homophonic mean? Different parts sing/play different notes but move together in the same rhythm 2 of 35 What is homophonic also known as? Melody and accompaniment 3 of 35 What is it called when you play the notes of a chord separately? Broken chord 4 of 35 What is it called when different melodic lines weave in and out of each other? Polyphonic 5 of 35 What does canon mean? When people sing the melody one after another 6 of 35 What is meant by layered texture? When the music is made up of layers of equally important sounds 7 of 35 What happens during unison? All the voices/instruments play the same thing at the same time 8 of 35 What is the texture of a single line melody? Monophonic 9 of 35 What happens during antiphonal music? A musical phrase is tossed between different groups of voices or instruments 10 of 35 What is a melody? A rhythmically organised pattern of single notes arranged in succession 11 of 35 What are the degrees of a scale? Tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading note, tonic 12 of 35 What is the distance between two different notes of a scale called? Interval 13 of 35 What does conjunct mean? The notes in the melody move mainly by step 14 of 35 How does a disjunct melody move? By leaps 15 of 35 What does a triadic melody begin with? Notes that belong to a triad 16 of 35 What is a scalic melody made up of? Notes that follow the order of a particular scale 17 of 35 What is a passing note? A note in a melody that connects two notes that are part of the harmony 18 of 35 When is an accciaccatura played? Before the note 19 of 35 What does an appoggiatura do? Takes time out of the next note 20 of 35 What do pentatonic scales have? Five different pitches within the octave 21 of 35 What is a sequence? Where a melodic phrase is immediately repeated at a different pitch 22 of 35 What happens in an inversion? The intervals between the notes which rose/fell before now do the opposite 23 of 35 What happens when you slide/glissando/portamento? Slide from one note to another 24 of 35 What is ornamentation? The decoration or embellishment of the melodic line 25 of 35 What is an ostinato? A short rhythmic or melodic phrase or pattern that is repeated a number of times in succession 26 of 35 What is the name used for ostinato in popular music? Riff 27 of 35 What does legato mean? The notes of the melody should be played smoothly 28 of 35 What does staccato mean? The notes should be played short or detached 29 of 35 What does a slur mean? The music should be played in an unbroken, smooth, legato style 30 of 35 What is a sforzando? A sudden strong accent in the music 31 of 35 What is a pitch bend? When the note is slightly raised or lowered in pitch 32 of 35 What instrument mostly uses a pitch bend? Guitar 33 of 35 What is improvisation? When an instrument makes up new melodies and ideas whilst playing 34 of 35 What is a virtuoso? A musician who has outstanding technical ability 35 of 35
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