Know and Review List 1

Elements and Structures of Music

Music Appreciation, 27A, Ferrara

 

 

RHYTHM

Beat    

Accent

Meter

      duple

      triple

      compound

      mixed

 

Tempo

      largo, lento

adagio

andante

moderato

allegro

presto

ritardando

accellerando

syncopation

metronome

 

TIMBRE

Pitch

            soprano

            alto

            tenor

            bass

Dynamics

            piano

            forte

            mezzo forte, mezzo piano

 

MELODY

            tune     

            motive

            through composed

            sequence

            phrase

            theme

            scale

            conjunct

            disjunct

            tonic

            major and minor

 

 

 

HARMONY

            chord

            modulation

            consonant

            dissonant

            major and minor

           

TEXTURE

            monophonic

            polyphonic (counterpoint)

            homophonic

 

FORM

            strophic - A

            binary - AB

            ternary - ABA

            rondo - ABACADA

            variation - A A1 A2 A3 A4

 

INSTRUMENTS

            strings 

            woodwind

            brass

            percussion

            plucked strings

            keyboard