1
Q
Polyphonic
A
Producing a sound involving two or more instruments.
2
Q
Monophonic
A
Having a single unaccompanied melodic line.
3
Q
Homophonic
A
The same melodic line played by two different instruments.
4
Q
Melismatic
A
Melisma is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession.
5
Q
Accelerando
A
Gradually getting faster.
6
Q
Allargando
A
Gradually getting slower.
7
Q
A leap
A
The difference between two consecutive notes of a musical scale.
8
Q
Glissando
A
The glide from one pitch to another.
9
Q
Ostinato
A
A continually repeated phrase of motif.
10
Q
Binary Form
A
A-A-B-B
11
Q
Ternary Form
A
A-B-A
12
Q
Range
A
The distance between the lowest and highest note.
