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definitions for leaving certificate music students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arpeggios | broken chord and 1 note after the other |
| classical era | 18th century |
| chromaticism | up and down in semitones |
| doubling parts | 2 instruments are doing the same melody |
| dotted rhythm | dot after a note |
| expansive melody | long phrases and long extended melody |
| form | describes the structure of a melody |
| homophony | melody with chords |
| leitmotiv | small unit of a melody and repeated idea |
| modulation | key change |
| ostinato | repeated idea over and over |
| pizzicato | plucking strings |
| polyphony | loads of many melodies |
| programme music | music that tells a story |
| rich timbre | detailed and rich sound |
| romantic era | 19th century |
| sequences | repeated melody at the different pitch |
| sonata form | introduction/exposition/development/recap/coda |
| sustained chords | long held sustained notes |
| syncopation | offbeat rhythm and short followed by a long note |
| tempo rubato | holds back time |
| texture | describes the overall sound |
| sparse | few instruments playing (light texture) |
| dense | a lot of instruments playing |
| timpani roll | drum roll |
| tremolo | constant repeated notes |
| triplet | 3 notes in the same time as 2 |
| unrelated keys | keys moving to keys that you don't expect |
| virtuosity | highly skilled |
| wide range | low - high |
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