Aos1 melody terms

Conjunct melody

A melody that moves in small steps- e.g. opening theme of ode to joy

Disjunct

Melody that moves in leaps e.g. Mozart queen of the night aria

Triadic melody

Melody that uses notes from a triad chord e.g. Haydn surprise symphony

Broken chords melody

Plays notes of a chord separately. Often sounds like an arpeggio e.g. Bach prelude in c major

Scalic

Moves up or down in a stepwise motion, following pattern of a scale e.g. Mozart rondo alla turca

Arpeggio

Plays notes of a chord one at a time often across different octaves e.g. moonlight sonata(the left hand)

Passing notes

A note that links the two notes before and after it. E.g. Mozart piano sonata no16 in c major mov 1

Diatonic

Music that uses notes from a major or minor scale e.g.,Mozart piano sonata no11 opening theme

Chromatic

Notes that aren’t in the key signature are frequently used e.g. Chopin prelude in e minor

Slide/portamento

Singer slides from one note to another e.g. queen of the night aria

Ornamentation -trills, mordents, appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas and turns.

Short extra notes that add decoration

Mordent

Ornament common in baroque music- start off like a trill and end on the written note that is held slightly longer e.g. Haydn piano sonata no1 in f minor

Turn

An ornament that goes in the pattern of note above, note, note below, note e.g. aria from Goldberg variations

Appoggiatura

Starts On a note that clashes with chord and then moves to a note in the chord. E.g. voi che sácate

Acciacatura

Note played before main note as fast as possible e.g. nocturne in e flat major op9 no2

Ostinato

A musical pattern which repeats over and over again, like ground bass e.g. passacaglia and fugue

Phrasing

Like a musical sentence. E.g. string quartet in c major Haydn

Articulation- staccato, slur, tenuto(held slightly longer)

How notes are played