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a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melodyDescant
The end of a piece or section on chord VImperfect Cadence
The end of a piece or section on chord I, usually from chord VPerfect Cadence
Multiple notes sung per syllableMelismatic
One note sung per syllableSyllabic
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above itTrill
a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneouslyArpeggio
A bright tonalityMajor
A mellow tonalityMinor
A musical flourish added to the melodyOrnament
Multiple ascending or descending notes played by stepScale
Time where the beat is not split into 2Compound time
Time where the beat is split into 2Simple Time
(of tempo) moderateModerato
(music) gradually decreasing in tempoRitardando
An upbeatAnacrusis
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slowAndante
x + x/2 time lengthDotted Rythms
(music) gradually decreasing in tempoRallentando
Slow TempoAdagio
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively mannerAllegro
Unaccompanied VoiceA Capella
(of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bowArco
strings being pluckedPizzicato
Very fast repetition of a note on a percussion instrument.Rolls
a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lowerViola
Slightly muted sound, BrassFrench Horn
Middle Female VoiceMezzo soprano
Middle Male VoiceBaritone
Woodwind, more closed than a clarinetOboe
Low woodwind instrumentBassoon
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudlyFortissimo
very softPianissimo
Bright sounding brass instrumentTrumpet
a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slideTrombone
Baroque keyboard instrument with plucked stringsHarpsichord
Tuned DrumsTimpani
Wind instrument, less breathy than fluteRecorder
Breathy woodwind instrumentFlute
Quite LoudMezzo-forte
Quite quietMezzo-Piano
Normal guitarAcoustic Guitar
Many voices singing together, usually SATBChoir
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connectedLegato
Large group of instruments playing togetherOrchestra
Very large keyboard wind instrumentOrgan
(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisplyStaccato
LoudForte
SoftPiano
A musical piece with two partsBinary (AB)
An end section for a piece of musicCoda
PolyphonicContrapuntal
A repeating line throughout a pieceGround Bass
All playing in the same timeHomophonic
having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding togetherPolyphonic
Musical form - ABACADA...Rondo
Two identical parts played in different timesCanon
Where one part repeats another part in a different pitchImitation
Musical form - ABATernary
With an accompanimentAccompanied
An instrument by itselfSolo
Playing without an accompanimentUnaccompanied
Sung/Played at the same pitch or in octave intervalsUnison/Octave
A solo song in an operaAria
A group of voices, usually SATBChorus
A music period in 17th century EuropeBaroque
a composition for orchestra and a soloistConcerto