Key words
Cards (27)
- Stretto – entries of a fugue subject which occur closer together than before. It creates a sense of urgency and excitement
- Canon – the same melody is played by groups but some enter with delay
- Dialogue – Instruments literally in ‘dialogue’, playing one after the other as if in conversation
- Relative Minor - when the key signature is shared with the major key
- Antiphonal – call and response between two groups. As in the B section with the concertino and ripieno
- Imitation – one layer/instrument copies the same melody from another layer
- Suspension – a dissonance between parts that then resolves
- Concerto grosso – when the solo group has more than one soloist and orchestra is accompanying
- Concertino –the group of solo instruments in concerto grosso
- Ripieno – The orchestra in a concerto grosso
- Basso continuo – chords and bassline that played by cello and lefthand harpsichord in ripieno
- Ornamentation – notes that decorate a melody, including trill and appoggiatura
- Trill – two notes rapidly altered
- Appoggiatura – lean on one note, a kind of ornamentation
- Terraced dynamics – A sudden change in dynamics without crescendo or diminuendo. It is normally created with a change in texture instead of literal dynamics
- Tonic – 1st note in the scale
- Dominant – 5th note in the scale
- Fugue – a form of music that has a theme (contains subject, countersubject, development) and answers by others to create the interweaving texture. Creates a contrapuntal texture.
- Subject – the main theme of fugue theme
- Counter-subject – a contrasting part of fugue theme, but still goes well with subject
- Development – the development of the subject in a fugue theme
- Answer – a melody that literally 'answers' the subject, normally moving in a similar direction but starting on a different pitch.
- Binary form – a piece that has A B sections
- Ternary form – a piece that has A B A sections
- Monophonic - one layer
- Polyphonic – many layers
- Counterpoint – an equally important melody playing against the main theme – still sounds in harmony (polyphonic)