Terminologies for Wind Symphony, Semester 1

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering key terminologies related to Wind Symphony for Semester 1.

What does 'a2' mean in music terminology?

For two voices or instruments; a duet.

Define Atonal music.

Music without tonality, or music that is centered around no central key or scale.

What is Augmentation in music?

Statement of a melody in longer note values, often twice as slow as the original.

What characterizes an Augmented Chord?

Any chord that has an augmented interval between its highest and lowest notes.

What is a Ballad?

A simple song of natural construction, usually in narrative or descriptive form, with several verses of similar construction.

What does Binary (AB) refer to in music?

A two-part structure of music; usually, each part is repeated.

What is a Cadence in music?

A stylized close in music which divides the music into periods or brings it to a full conclusion.

What is a Cadenza?

An ornamental passage performed near the close of a composition, usually improvised and performed by a soloist.

Define Canon in musical terms.

Strict counterpoint in which each voice exactly imitates the previous voice at a fixed distance.

What is Chromaticism?

A compositional technique that uses pitches of the chromatic scale in addition to or instead of diatonic pitches.

What does 'Cluster' mean in music?

A musical chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale.

Explain Contrary Motion.

Simultaneous musical motion of at least two voices, one rising in pitch and the other falling.

What does Contrasting refer to in music?

The differences between parts or different instrument sounds.

What is Counterpoint?

The art of combining two or more melodies to be performed simultaneously.

Define a Diminished Chord.

A chord that has a diminished interval between its highest and lowest notes.

What is Diminution in music?

Restatement of the melody in which the note values are shortened, usually by half.

What characterizes a Dominant 7th Chord?

A chord based on the fifth tone of the scale, consisting of a root note, a major third, a fifth, and a minor seventh.

What does Double Flat indicate?

Lowers the written note by a whole step.

What does Double Sharp indicate?

Raises the written note by a whole step.

What is Exposition in sonata form?

The first statement of the theme, and the first of the three major sections in sonata form.

What is a Fanfare?

A short, lively, loud, militaristic composition usually for brass instruments and timpani.

Define Fantasy/Fantasia in music.

An instrumental composition in which a composer yields to imagination regarding form and organization.

What is a Fugue?

A form of composition popular in the Baroque era where a theme is introduced and imitated by other voices in succession.

What does Glissando mean?

A rapid ascending or descending of the scale.

Define Harmonic Interval.

Two notes played at the same time.

What is Imitation in music?

Repetition in a second voice or part of a theme or motif presented by the first part.

What is the purpose of an Introduction in music?

A preparatory movement usually in a slow tempo to introduce a larger composition.

What is Inversion in chord terminology?

The position of a chord when the fundamental pitch is not the lowest note.

What is a Leading Tone?

The major seventh of a scale.

Define Leggiero in musical terms.

A light, swift, delicate style of playing.

What does Loco indicate?

A directive to perform the passage in the normal playing position.

What is a Mediant in music?

The third note or degree of the scale, halfway between the tonic and dominant.

What does Modulation mean?

The process of changing from one key to another.

Define Ostinato.

A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a composition.

What are Parallel Keys?

Two keys, one major and one minor, that share the same tonic note.