Baritone
Male voice between tenor and bass
Canon
Like a round
One part starts and another part enters shortly after
Contrapuntal
Texture where two or more parts has independent interest
Like polyphonic
Descant
Melody that is sung above the main melody
Acciaccatura
Ornament which sounds like a crushed note played very quickly on the beat or before it
Homophonic
All the parts play a similar rhythm and move together
Like lasagna in clear layers
Mezzo-soprano
Female voice between soprano and alto
Ornament
Decorating a melody by adding short notes
Polyphonic
Two or more melodie’s weave independently with each other
Like spaghetti
Trill
Moving quickly and repeatedly between two notes
Concerto Grosso
A small group of soloists that contrasts with a larger group of instrumentalists
Basso continuo
Single bass line with a keyboard filling in harmonies
Mordent
Ornament containing the main note, the note above, the main note
Tremolando
Literally trembling - rapid reptition of a note
Harmonics
Lightly touching the string
