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Higher Music Terms
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10th Grade
05/04/2014

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A cappella
Definition
unaccompanied singing
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accelerando
Definition
music gradually getting faster
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accented
Definition
notes which sound louder than others
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acciaccatura
Definition
an ornament which sounds like a crushed note quickly on or just before the beat
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accompanied
Definition
other instruments or voices support the main melody
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added 6th
Definition
root, 3rd and 5th with added 6th note
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air
Definition
song or simple melody
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Alberti bass
Definition
broken chords played with the left hand outlining harmonies while the right hand plays the melody
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aleatoric
Definition
players have some freedom as to the choice of rhythm and pitch
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alto
Definition
the lowest female voice
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anacrusis
Definition
an up beat at the start of a piece of music
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answer
Definition
a reply to a musical question
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anthem
Definition
short sacred choral piece sung in English
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antiphonal
Definition
dialogue between voices and instruments
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appoggiatura
Definition
an ornament which sounds like a leaning note
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arco
Definition
an instruction given to string players to use the bow
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aria
Definition
a song in opera, oratorio or cantata
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arpeggio
Definition
notes of a chord played one after the other
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ascending
Definition
notes which rise in pitch
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atonal
Definition
no feeling of key, major or minor
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augmentation
Definition
an increase in the length of notes, music will sound slower
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augmented chord
Definition
5th note of chord is raised a tone
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