aim level 11

31 flashcards · Music · by Jacob Buzzard

  1. indicates a tempo with the half note getting the beat (cut time)

    alla breve

  2. the V (V7) of any scale degree other than the tonic

    secondary dominant

  3. natural minor scale with a raised 6th

    dorian mode

  4. natural minor scale with a lowered 2nd

    phrygian mode

  5. natural minor scale

    aeolian mode

  6. major scale with a raised 4th

    lydian mode

  7. major scale with a lowered 7th

    mixolydian mode

  8. a short contrapuntal work

    invention

  9. subdued // in an undertone

    sotto voce

  10. a contrapuntal form in which a short musical theme or subject is presented consecutively by each voice. these statements of the subject alternate with episodes

    fugue

  11. a basic theme stated at the beginning of a composition

    subject

  12. the imitation of a fugal subject in another key

    answer

  13. the melody appearing against the subject

    countersubject

  14. sections of a fugue in which the subject is not present or does not appear in its entirety

    episode

  15. a simple melody followed by varied restatements

    theme and variations

  16. two notes in the time of three notes of the same value

    duplet

  17. a rhythmic device superimposing two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two

    hemiola

  18. a set of dances in the same key

    baroque dance suite

  19. a dance in moderate time, most often in 4/4 or 2/4 meter. usually the first movement of a baroque suite.

    allemande

  20. a dance in triple time. one of the movements in a baroque suite.

    courante

  21. a slow dance in triple time. one of the movements in a baroque suite.

    sarabande

  22. a lively dance in compound time. the final movement of a baroque suite.

    gigue

  23. an ornament alternating a tone with its upper neighbor

    trill

  24. an ornament alternating a tone with its lower neighbor

    mordent

  25. slow down, stretch the tempo

    cedez

  26. with

    con

  27. lightly

    leggiero

  28. accented, stressed

    marcato

  29. a pattern that is continuously repeated, often in the bass

    ostinato

  30. a little

    poco

  31. hold back, held back

    retenu