music revision

contrapuntal

consists of 2 or more independent lines similar to polyphonic

ostinato

short melodic or rhythmic pattern repeated over and over again

opera

a play set to music, may be sung in italian, german, ec

aria

a solo song from a opera accompanied by no opera

recitative

½ speaking ½ singing, light accompaniment

modulation

where the key of a piece of music changes

descant

a melody sung above the main melody

strophic

same tune for each verse/chorus

pedal

a note/repeated notes played in the base bellow the melody

inverted pedal

above main melody

sequence

a phrase repeated at the a higher or lower pitch

what is a scottish percussion instrument

bodhran

what is the scottish harp

clasarch

features of pipe band

bagpipes, snare and tenor drums

features of scottish dance group

acoustic guitar, drums, fiddle, accordion

pibroch

a piece for a solo piper, includes lots of grace notes

what is featured in strasphey

scotch snap, a dotted rhythm, short note followed by long note

syncopation

melodies played out of beat

ragtime

jazz piano, right hand plays syncopated melody, left hand plays vamp

reggae

Jamaican, mosic, relaxed tempo, accent on beats 2 and 4

steel band

carribian, played on tuned oil cans, lively

latin american

lively precision

african

cross rhythms, call and responce

cross rhythms

many rhythms played at the same time

symphony

piece for orchestra, usally in 4 sections known as movements

classic orchestra

has horns, conductor and no flutes (compaired to baroque)

concerto

orchestra and soloist

cadenza

soloist solo section

alberti bass

1,5,3,5

what 3 things should you allways write on the final section?

reputation, sequence, perfect cadence

legato

play smoothly, line going over all notes that pre legato

staccato

dots above notes, play detached

accent/sforzando

>under notes, more force

middle 8

structure 8 bar bridge section, instrumental or vocal

key A minor

may have G sharps, no key sign at start of piece

key C major

no flats or sharps, no key sign at start of piece

G major

has F sharps, no flats, has a hashtag on top line

F major

has B flats, has b shape on 3rd line down

walking bass

bass line walks up and down

dotted rhythm

long quavers followed by short quavers

ground bass

a short repeated bass line