Melody
The shape of a melody.
What is contour?
The basic unit of rhythm; a regular pulse that divides time into equal segments.
The simultaneous combination of sounds.
What is harmony?
Refers to the interweaving of the melodic lines with harmony.
What is Texture?
A form with two sections: A-B.
What is binary form?
The distance between two notes.
What is interval?
Organizes the flow of rhythm in music.
What is meter?
A chord built on any note of the scale by combining every other note; a three note chord.
What is a triad?
Describes a many-voiced texture with different melodic lines.
What is Polyphony?
The repetition of a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern.
What is ostinato?
Notes moving in step-wise motion, or small intervals.
Has three beats to a measure.
What is triple meter?
The principle of organization around a central note.
What is tonality?
Two types of strictly imitative works.
What are canons and rounds?
A melodic idea in a large-scale work.
What is a Theme?
Notes moving in larger intervals.
What is disjunct?
The deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accents.
What is syncopation?
Moments of tension; notes that sound unstable, or harsh.
What is dissonance?
What is monophony?
A form that features repeated music for each stanza of text.
What is Strophic Form?
The distance between the lowest note and the highest note in a piece of music.
What is range?
Music without any strong sense of beat or meter.
What is nonmetric?
Produces a stable or restful sound.
What is Consonance?
The texture when one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines or voices.
What is homophony?
A form where there are no large repeated sections.
What is Through-Composed Form?