Words to describe Pitch

A melody on which part or all of a piece is based

When a note does not belong to a common chord or triad

Conjunct

Elaborating or decorating musical material

Repetition of a melody but at different pitch level

A flourish for brass instruments for ceremonial or celebratory effect

A compositional method applying to a single melodic line

Fanfare

Use of the same pitch repeatedly in a melodic part

A short musical pattern repeated

The notes of a chord played in succession rather than together

The distance between two neighbouring notes

A repeating phrase in the bass

Ostinato, but applied to popular styles of music

Disjunct

A succession of pitches in stepwise order usually extending for an octave