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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Call and response | Call and response can also be described as question and answer it is a structural device used to give music its shape |
| Binary form (ab) | Describes music in 2 sections sometimes each section is heard twice aabb |
| Tenery form aba | Describes music in 3 sections the first section can be labelled a the second b the b section contrasts in some way to the first a section which is repeated again also known as sandwich form |
| Unitary form a | When a song has only one section that isn’t repeated e.g happy birthday |
| Rondo form abaca | When a main melody is repeated wi contrasting melodies heard in between |
| Themes and variations | Main theme with variations. Variations change some aspects of the main the,e each time e.g harmony tempo time signatures |
| Counter melody | 2nd melody that is played along side the main melody |
| Drone | A long continuous sound think of the sound a bee makes |
| Pedal | A single note that is held or repeated |
| Layers of music | Describes the texture of the music e.g melody and chords are 2 diffrent layers that make up a piece of music |
| Ostinato | Is a pattern that repeated |
| Melodic ostinatos | Repeating patterns they use pitch and rhythm to create there little melody So ti na to |
| Rhythm ostinatio | Repeating musical pattern only uses rhythm can’t sing along e.g we will rock u |
| Harmonic ostinato | An ostinato pattern that uses a distinctive harmonic progression that is repeated throughout a good part of the music. The chord progressions may be longer or shorter, like Pachelbel's “Canon in D” or Chopin's “Berceuse”, respectively. |
| Binary form | Piece of music divided into 2 sections we call a and b key thing between them 2 sections is there is some form of comstrst a if diffrent to b (usally keychange) |
| Ternary form | Divided in 3 sections aba binary form but you add the a agian |
| Mimilist music features | Lots of reputions , small changes and continues pulse |
| Composter and describe his music | Steve rich it’s gonna "There are two loops of his voice, starting in unison," Reich said. "And then one slowly creeps ahead of the other — I just did it with my thumb on the recording reel of one of the machines. And so they go out of phase. It's like |
| Monophonic texture | A single line of melodie or rhythm |
| Phonophonic texture | Many diffrent Melodie’s or rhythms interweaving |
| Subtraction | A method of developing motifs in music by gradually taking notes away from og idea |
| Augmentation | Augmentation - is when a musical idea is repeated but with the note values doubled or distance between |
| Diminution | Diminution – when a musical idea is repeated with the note values or intervals halved |
| Retrograde | Retrograde - a series of notes played backwards from their original order |
| Minimalism | Minimalism - A style of music developed in the 1960's that uses repeating patterns to creating a hypnotic effect |
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