Music Terminology (F, G & H)
Forte
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Fortissimo
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Falsetto
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
First Movement Form (Sonata Form)
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Flat
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Free Rhythm
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Full Close
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Glissando/Portamento/Slide
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Ground Bass
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Hairpins
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Half Close/Imperfect Cadence
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Half Note/Minim
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Harmonic/Homophonic
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Hemiola
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
Holistic
A note lasting two crotchets
Sliding from one note to another
Three main sections. Exposition (the main themes of subjects), then development (where the ideas from the exposition are developed) and recapitulation (where the main themes return)
Very loud
Where the level of demand of the music performed will be assessed by taking into account the additional complication of performing on two instruments simultaneously (for example voice and guitar, or voice and piano)
A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
Where two bars of 3/4 are played as three bars of 2/4 or one bar of 3/2.
Music where a bass pattern (or melody in the bass) is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter
Term used to refer to the signs which can replace crescendo an diminuendo
The lowering of pitch by a semitone; the name given to the black note to the left of a white note.
Where the rhythm of the music is not set by regualr bar lines but determined by the performer in response to the flow of the music
A type of musical texture where different parts sing and/or play different notes but move together in the same rhythm
Tonic, or another chord, to dominant; an incomplete cadence
Alternative name for final cadences
Loud
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