Rhythm and Metre
A note which is played off the beat
What is syncopation?
A minor key that has 2 sharps and is the home key of Badinerie
What is B minor?
V-I
What is a Perfect Cadence?
A single melodic line
What is a monophonic texture?
ABA
What is Ternary form?
A note which is joined to another note with a slur and is held for the value of both notes
What is a tie?
The dominant key of C major
What is G major?
The name given to a cadence that does not sound finished
What is an imperfect cadence?
A texture that features movement in chords or melody and accompaniment
What is a Homophonic texture?
The form of Badinerie
What is Binary form?
A time signature that has two crotchet beats in the bar
What is simple duple time?
The number of flats in B flat major
What are 2 flats?
A harmonic device that uses a non chord note that then falls to a chord note
What is a suspension?
A texture where the parts move independently from one another
What is a polyphonic texture?
A form of music where the main theme (refrain) returns between different melodies (episodes)
What is a Rondo?
A type of time signature that comprises of groups of triplets
What is compound time?
The name given to the process where the key of a piece moves into a different key
What is modulation?
A harmonic and textural device where a bass note is held or continually repeated
What is a Pedal note?
A polyphonic texture that begins with 1 melodic line and is then followed by subsequent melodic lines at different intervals
What is a Fugue?
The final section of a piece of music
What is a Coda?
A rhythmic device where the melody of a piece starts before the first beat of the bar
What is an Anacrusis?
The process that occurs in a minor key that requires an accidental
What is a raised 7th?
A chord which is common to two keys and is used in modulation
What is a Pivot Chord?
A texture where an independent melodic line can be heard at the same time as the original melody
What is a countermelody?
A repetitive short and catchy idea often found in jazz, rock and pop songs
What is a riff?