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TMTA Level 12 Vocabulary
Vocabulary terms for the level 12 theory exam
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12th Grade
04/18/2014

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Alberti Bass
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A bass line made up of broken chords
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Atonal Music
Definition
Music that lacks a sense of key
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Compound Interval
Definition
An interval that is greater than an octave
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Deceptive Cadence
Definition
A cadence that moves from V-VI or V-vi. It is called deceptive because it fools the ear into thinking it will resolve to I or i, but doesn't
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Figured Bass
Definition
A bass line under which numbers tell what intervals should be played over the bass notes
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Fugue
Definition
An imitative contrapuntal composition alternating exposition and episodic portions
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Half Diminished Seventh Chord
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A seventh chord that has a minor 3rd from the root to the third and third to the fifth, and has a major third from the fifth to the seventh
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Invention
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A short composition with two-part or three-part contrapuntal texture
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Rondo Form
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A composition in which the first theme returns repeatedly (A-B-A-C-A, etc.)
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Simple Interval
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An interval that is no greater than an octave
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Sonata-Allegro Form
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A form consisting of three main sections (Exposition, Development, And Racapitulation); frequently found in the first movement of a classical sonata or symphony
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Tonal Music
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Music that has a sense of key
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