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GB Music defnitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chamber Work | A work for a small group of musicians intended to be played in a small room or venue |
| Canon | Created when a melody is imitated by one or more parts at a fixed distance and interval |
| Inversion | Taking a melody and turning it upside down, inverting its melodic shape |
| Retrograde | Rewriting and performing an original melodic line in reverse |
| Augmentation | Lengthening the value of the original notes in a melodic theme |
| Diminuation | Shortening the value of the original notes in a melodic theme |
| Wedging | Stretching the interval distance of the original melody |
| Splicing | Reducing the interval distance of the original melody |
| Polymetry | Combining two different metres/time signatures simultaneously |
| Counterpoint | Combining two or more different melodies simultaneously |
| Telescoping | Taking the first and final note or fragments from several sections of work and combing them together |
| espressivo | instructs performers to play with an expressive quality |
| subito | suddenly/immediately- preceding or following another marking |
| sforzando | to play a note with sudden, strong emphasis |
| poco accelerando | instructs performer to play a little faster |
| molto | very- preceding or following another marking |
| 8ve | an instruction on the score to play an octave higher or lower than written |
| hammered | instructs performer to play note with force |
| clusters | playing a group of adjacent notes simultaneously on piano. Creates a dissonant sound |
| Detaché | instructs performer to use a separate movement of the bow for each note |
| Open string | when the string played without a finger placed on the fingerboard |
| Double stopping | when a string player plays two notes at the same time |
| Harmonics | overtones that create a light whistling sound |
| Flautando | instructs string players to move the bow across the strings over the fretboard instead of playing close to the bridge, creating a flute-like sound |
| Senza vibrato | instructs performer to play without vibration |
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