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Music Concepts D-L
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Definite pitches | Sounds comprising of single frequency notes |
| Density | The relative thickness of the music determined by the number of layers and the thickness of each layer |
| Diminution | A proportional shortening of a rhythm |
| Dissonant | A description of harmony which sounds relatively jarring and harsh |
| Dominant layer | A layer which has a tendency to feature |
| Drone | A one-chord, static harmonic accompaniment |
| Duple metre | A description of metre where the beats are accented in regular patterns of two |
| Duplet | Two notes played in the time of 3 |
| Duration | The concept which refers to the arrangement of the music’s sounds in relation to time |
| Dynamics | The levels of volume at which music is performed |
| Dynamics and Expressive Techniques | The concept which refers to the musical devices contributing to a piece’s character or mood |
| Electrophones | Any instruments which generate sounds by means of electricity |
| Ensemble | A group of instruments or voices |
| Ethnic tonality | A generalisation used to describe the tonality of non-Western music |
| Expression | The communication of emotions |
| Fermata | A pause in the tempo |
| Fills | The temporary feature of a subordinate part usually occurring in the spaces at the end of phrases |
| Free time | A description of the timing of music where there are no beats |
| Front line | A reference to the blown instruments in style ensembles |
| Glissando | Sliding smoothly from one pitch to another |
| Grace note | A very quick note played just ahead of a main note as an ornament |
| Grave | Generally meaning very slow, it expresses solemnity |
| Harmonic ostinato | A repeated harmonic pattern |
| Harmonic rhythm | A reference to how often chords change |
| Harmony | The outcome of two or more notes sounding together |
| Hemiola | Regrouping two lots of 3 notes into three lots of 2 notes and vice versa |
| Heterophonic | A textural relationship where each instrumental or vocal layer performs an independently embellished interpretation of the same melody. They are nearly in unison |
| Hits | Accents simultaneously played in multiple layers |
| Homophonic | A textural relationship where a dominant featuring layer is accompanied by a subordinate accompanying layer/s. |
| Idiophones | Instruments whose own vibrating material is the sound source |
| Imitation | A musical form of echoing where the melodic or rhythmic ideas of one layer, are repeated in another |
| Improvisation | The art of creating music spontaneously |
| Indefinite pitches | Sounds comprising of multiple frequencies |
| Interval | The distance between two notes. The many intervals of a melody are described in terms of repetitions, steps, skips and leaps |
| Irregular divisions | Atypical divisions of the beat. Examples include triplets in simple time (where pulses are normally in 2s) and duplets in compound time (where pulses are normally in 3s) |
| Lead instrument | A reference to an instrument or voice whose role is to deliver the dominant melody (e.g. lead guitar, or lead vocals) |
| Legato articulation | A playing technique which results in successive notes being attached to each other |
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