Barry Piano Quartet

Canon

Strict imitation of a melody at a set interval at a distance

Retrograde

Mirror image of a melody

Open Strings

Don’t touch the string with finger - 0 shape

Vibrato

Rapid micro pitch oscillation with the finger to beautify the note

Ostinato

Repeated rhythmic or musical phrase

Piano clusters

Play as many notes in between the peripheral notes

Descant

Treble melody played above basic melody

Harmonic

Go to the note and lightly touch the string - O shape

False Harmonic

Lower note is pressed fully with 1st finger while upper note is lightly touched by 4th string - Diamond shape

Double Stops

Play 2 or more strings together on a stringed instrument

Flautando

Like a flute - Bow over the fingerboard

Inversion

Melody/Movement in the opposite direction

Triplets

3 notes in the time of 2

Augmentation

The rhythm is stretched - Refers to rhythm, not melody

Polymetry

2 different time signatures simultaneously

Telescoped Material

Contains first + last notes of various different sections