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Music Terms 1
Term | Definition |
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Phrase | a small musical unit |
Accelerando | gradually increasing speed |
Accent | emphasizing a note with a dynamic attack |
Adagio | slow tempo |
Allegro | fast tempo |
Baroque Era | c 1600-1750 A musical period of extremely ornate and elaborate approaches to the art. This era saw the rise of instrumental music, the invention of the modern violin family, and the creation of the first orchestras J.S. BACH, HANDEL, VIVALDI |
Binary Form | a form consisting of two distinctly opposing sections (A vs. B) |
Cadence | A progression of chords |
Chord | A harmonic combination that has three or more notes played at the same time |
Chromaticism | harmonic or melodic movement by half-step intervals |
Classical Era | c1750-1820 A politically turbulent era focused on structural unity, clarity, and balance. HAYDN, MOZART, SCHUBERT, BEETHOVEN |
Coda | (meaning "tail" in Italian) a concluding section appended to the end of a work |
Consonance | pleasant-sounding harmony |
Dissonance | harsh or "sour" sounding harmony |
Da Capo | (meaning "to the head" in Italian) a written indication to go back to the start of a piece |
Diminuendo | gradually getting quieter |
Downbeat | the first beat of a measure (usually accented more strongly than other beats) |
Dynamics | The musical element of relative musical loudness or quietness |
Duple Meter | having two beats per measure |