Key Terms - Music - Purcell 0.0 / 5 ? MusicPurcellGCSEAQA Created by: Abigailw1305Created on: 16-09-19 13:46 Ternary Form Music structured in an ABA style 1 of 26 De capo Aria A musical form in the Baroque era 2 of 26 Countertenor Type of male voice whose range is like a female mezzo-soprano 3 of 26 Basso continuo Musical accompaniment. Means 'continuous bass' 4 of 26 Figured Bass A type of music where intervals, chords, ect are shown with mumbers and symbols 5 of 26 Trio Sonata A genre of music written in three parts; two top parts played by violin and a basso continuo with cello 6 of 26 Viol A stringed instrument like the violin 7 of 26 Ornaments Things added to notes that are not essential to carry the melody 8 of 26 Mordent A decoration on the note 9 of 26 Appoggiatura A musical ornament that adds a non-chord in a melody that is resolved to the regular note of the chord 10 of 26 Word setting Musical composition that is written based on a literary work 11 of 26 Syllabic One note per syllable 12 of 26 Melismatic More than one note per syllable 13 of 26 Word Painting When the word means how it's played e.g. the word leap on a leap of notes 14 of 26 Arpeggiated A type of broken chord that is played or sung in a rising or descending order 15 of 26 Tierce de Picardi A harmonic device used in Western classical music 16 of 26 Dissonant An unpleasing sound or note 17 of 26 Conjunct Mostly moving by step 18 of 26 Suspension A way to create tension by prolonging a constant note 19 of 26 Sequence A repeated part but played in a different pitch 20 of 26 False Reaction A harmonic clash of a note and a chromatically altered version of that note 21 of 26 Trill A musical ornament of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes 22 of 26 Acciaccaturas A non-harmonic crushed note played as quickly as possible 23 of 26 Melodic slide An ornament by adding note or by modifying rhythms 24 of 26 Syncopation Playing on the off beat 25 of 26 Walking bass A line that a more creative form of bass playing 26 of 26
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