Music Form/Type
Ensemble
Time Signatures/Styles
Tempo/expressions
Misc.
100
Programmatic Music
What is Music that tells a story without words.
100
Duet
What is Two musicians playing two different parts at the same time.
100
INTERVAL
What is The distance between two notes.
100
Triplet
What are three notes into one
100
Program Notes
What are Words (either in program or verbally spoken) for the audience to explain the composer intent or story of the music.
200
Chamber Music
What is Music performed by small ensembles, individual players are responsible for their own part.
200
Trio
What is Three musicians playing three different plarts at the same time.
200
Major / Minor Tonality
What is Happy / Sad Sounding
200
Phrasing
What is A group of notes that form a musical sentence
200
Trill
What are Two adjacent notes alternating in a fast succession
300
Fugue
What is Similar to a round, however new entrances are not exactly the same.
300
Quartet
What is Four musicians playing four different parts at the same time.
300
Majestically
What is Playing proudly with accents and space between notes.
300
PRESTO
What is VERY FAST
300
Lip Slurs
What is Primarily a brass technique - slurring between partials.
400
ABA Form
What is Music with two contrasting sections and then the first section repeats.
400
Quintet
What is Five musicians playing five different parts at the same time.
400
6/8 time
What is 6 beats to a measure, eighth notes get one beat.
400
A Tempo
What is Return to the original tempo after a ritardando, rallantendo, or fermata
400
Grace Notes
What is A note (printed small) that is played very quickly prior to the primary note (printed large)
500
Theme and Variation Form
What is Repeated theme with alterations to the original melody
500
Tone Color
What is The quality of the sound which is characteristic to the individual instruments
500
cut time
What is Half note gets one beat and 2 beats in each measure
500
Largo
What is VERY SLOW
500
Artistic Intent
What is How the composer wants the music to be played so the audience hears and feels the music a certain way.
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