What is monophonic texture?
A texture consisting of a single unaccompanied line
What is homophonic texture?
All parts play together in chords
What is melody and accompaniment?
A melody is accompanied either by chords or by a simple texture
What is polyphonic/contrapuntal texture?
A texture with several rhythmically independent parts.
What is heterophonic texture?
Several instruments/voices playing parts that are similar but not the same (e.g. one may be a more decorated or simplified version of the other.)
What is heterophonic texture?
Several instruments/voices playing parts that are similar but not the same (e.g. one may be a more decorated or simplified version of the other).
What are some examples of the strings family?
Violin, viola, cello, bass.
What are some examples of woodwind instruments?
Piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon.
What are some examples of brass instruments?
Horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba.
What are some examples of percussion instruments?
Bass drum, timpani, cymbal, snare, glockenspiel, xylophone.
What does accelerando mean?
Getting faster
What does rubato mean?
Playing rhythmically flexibly - slowing down or speeding up even though the music does not tell you to.
What does largo mean?
Slow and steady
What does rallentando/ritenuto (rall/rit) mean?
Getting slower
What does andante mean?
Getting slower
What does cadence mean?
A short chord progression, or a melodic/rhythmic articulation, that signals the end of a musical phrase, section, or entire piece, acting as musical punctuation.
What is perfect cadence?
It makes the phrase sound final and complete going from chord V to chord I.
What is plagal cadence?
Similar to perfect cadence but goes from chord IV to chord I. It is often heard in older religions music.
What is imperfect cadence?
This cadence sounds incomplete because it means a phrase ends on chord V.
What is interrupted cadence?
Begins like a perfect cadence but instead of going to I it causes a surprise by going to chord VI.
What does it mean to play legato?
Smooth, all joined together.
What does it mean to play tremolo?
Very fast repetition of one note or very fast alternation between two notes.
What does it mean to play pizzicato?
Plucking a string instrument.
What does it mean to play arco?
Bowing a string instrument.
