TMTA Grade 10

Augmented Triad,

A triad which has two Major thirds

Cadenza,

An improvised section in a composition that allows the performer artistic creativity

Close Harmony,

Four-Part harmony with less than an octave between the soprano and tenor

Diatonic Scale,

A scale with seven different tones

Dominant Seventh Chord,

A seventh chord built on the dominant, (scale step 5) written as V7, in root position

Homophonic Music,

A melody line supported by an accompaniment

Monophonic Music,

A single line of melody

Open Harmony,

Four-Part harmony with an octave or more between the soprano and tenor voices

Overture,

An orchestral composition used to introduce a large dramatic work

Polyphonic Music,

Music in which two or more melodies are heard at the same time

Rondo Form,

A composition in which the first theme returns repeatedly (A-B-A-C-A-etc,)

Senza,

Without

Seventh Chord,

A four-tone chord, produced by adding another third on top of a triad

Tritone,

The interval of an Augmented fourth or a diminished fifth, so-called because it spans three (tri) whole tones (C-F#, C-Gb)

Troppo,

Too much