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12th Grade
05/06/2015

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Piu
Definition
more
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poco
Definition
italian word for little
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dal segno
Definition
return to the sign
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modulation
Definition
changing from one key to another
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caesura
Definition
complete break or pause in the music
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molto
Definition
italian word for very
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dolce
Definition
to play sweetly
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mosso
Definition
italian word for motion
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form
Definition
the structure plan blueprint of music
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sforzando
Definition
sudden stress or accent on a single note or chord
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vivace
Definition
to play lively
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texture
Definition
the way multiple voices intereact in a composition
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accelerando
Definition
gradually get faster
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harmonic minor
Definition
when the 7th scale degree is raised
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chromamtic scale
Definition
scale with consecutive half steps
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homophonic
Definition
texture with melody and accompanying harmony
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marcato
Definition
play heavily accented short and seperated
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ternary form
Definition
three part form based on a statement (A), contrast or departure (B), and repition (A)
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Glissando
Definition
slurred rapid slide through pitches of a scale
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vibrato
Definition
small fluctuations of a pitch to enhance tone
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polyphonic
Definition
two or more melodic lines combined into a multi-voiced texture
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melodic minor
Definition
scale where the 6th and 7th scales are raised going up and lowered going down
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grace note
Definition
ornamental note that comes before the primary note
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rondo form
Definition

when a certain section returns

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enharmonics
Definition
notes that sound the same but are spelled or written differently
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da capo
Definition
return to the beginning
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monophonic
Definition
single line texture of melody without accompaniment
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binary form
Definition
two part form with each section normally repeated
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