Instruments
The highest pitched instrument in the string family
What is a violin?
Section A Section B
What is Binary form?
Chorus
What is a group of singers?
2 or more parts moving at the same time
What is homophonic?
An exact repeat of a musical idea
What is repetition?
A keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked
What is a harpsichord?
ABA
What is Ternary form?
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
What are the 4 main voice types?
Two or more parts moving at different times
What is polyphonic?
When a musical idea is repeated but at a higher or lower pitch
What is a sequence?
A keyboard instrument that makes sound by forcing air through the pipes.
What is an organ?
ABACADA
What is Rondo form?
Where singers sing one note per syllable
What is syllabic?
A theme in the bass which is repeated (while other parts vary
What is a ground bass?
decorating a melody by adding short notes
What is an ornament?
An Italian term to describe playing with the bow
What is arco?
The melody (theme) is heard then returns several times with variations.
What is Theme and Variation?
Several notes are sung per syllable
What is melismatic?
Each part has the same melody entering one after the other. (the same as a round)
What is a canon?
A melody played against the main melody
What is a counter melody?
An Italian term to describe plucking the strings
What is pizzicato?
Solo song in an opera
What is an aria?
A work for solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment
What is a concerto?