music terms and badinerie

anacrusis

note that precedes the first strong beat.

ostinato

melody or rhythm that repeats throughout the piece

terraced dynamics

sudden dynamic shifts, no diminuendo or crescendo, common in baroque

diatonic

uses notes that belong to the key

neapolitan sixth chord

major triad built on flattened supertonic

perfect cadence

5-1

plagal cadence

4-1

imperfect cadence

1/2/4 to 5.

interrupted cadence

5-6

appogiatura

ornament that takes half of note value its next to

suspension

dissonant non chord note in a chord that resolves down a step to sound nice, 8,10,32