Texture
One melodic line, unaccompanied
What is monophony?
Emphasis on weak beats
What is syncopation?
2 sharps
walking pace tempo
What is andante?
4/2 Inversion
What is 3rd inversion?
melody with accompaniment
What is homophony?
2 against 3 rhythmic ratio
What is a hemiola?
4 flats
What is A flat?
Very slow and solemn tempo
What is grave?
Minor scale with ti-do
What is harmonic minor?
multiple melodies of equal importance happening at the same time
What is polyphony?
layering contrasting rhythms (such as quintuplets over sixteenth notes)
What is a polyrhythm?
6 sharps
What is f sharp?
VERY fast
What is presto?
Minor scale that is different ascending and descending
What is melodic minor?
multiple voices simultaneously play variations of the same melody
What is heterophony?
repeated pattern
What is an ostinato?
6 flats
What is G flat?
Slow tempo
What is largo?
6/3 inversion
What is first inversion?
two or more independent melodic lines
What is contrapuntal (counterpoint)?
forces duplet beat to divide into 3 equal parts
What is a triplet?
5 sharps
Moderate tempo
What is moderato?
6 note scale, all whole steps
What is a whole tone scale?