The subject repeated in response to its initial appearance

Doubling (or more) of the original notes’ durations

Does not require amplification, unlike an electric one

Notes added to a basic triad, such as a 7th or a 9th

A triad with the sixth added above the tonic.

Chord is spread, normally from the bottom note to the top

A triad built on two major thirds, such as A♭–C and C–E

How the note sounds when it comes in

An ornament often referred to as a ‘leaning in’ note

The prevailing mood in a Baroque movement

Figuration made up of broken chords used as an accompaniment

Notes in a chord sharpened or flattened by a semitone

Music that does not have a key of any sort

Performed alternately by 2 groups often physically separated

Song with strong memorable melody & rousing characteristics

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GCSE Music Glossary - Set 01

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Answer
One extending over more than an octave
A new version of an existing song
The term is used to describe notes that are not diatonic
The subject repeated in response to its initial appearance
2
Augmented
The initial statements of the subject and answer
A chord with at least one added note, such as the ninth
A continuously held or repeated note, usually low in pitch
Doubling (or more) of the original notes’ durations
3
Acoustic guitar
Major or minor triads in root position, built up in thirds
The gradual introduction of more instruments
Does not require amplification, unlike an electric one
The chord is spread,normally from the bottom note to the top
4
Added notes
A triad built on two major thirds, such as A♭–C and C–E.
Notes added to a basic triad, such as a 7th or a 9th
Major or minor triads in root position, built up in thirds
A new version of an existing song
5
Added sixth chord
A short coda concluding a single section within a movement
How notes in a chord are spaced out and their order
A triad with the sixth added above the tonic.
The manageable chunks into which music is divided
6
Arpeggiated
Very loud
Chord is spread, normally from the bottom note to the top
Chord V with added minor seventh
Chords lacking the third - ambiguous in terms of major/minor
7
Augmented chord
A section of music in a film
The musical period extending from c.1750 to c.1820
One extending over more than an octave
A triad built on two major thirds, such as A♭–C and C–E
8
Attack
How the note sounds when it comes in
Movement by step
The manageable chunks into which music is divided
Refers to music in two keys at the same time
9
Appoggiatura
An ornament often referred to as a ‘leaning in’ note
The manageable chunks into which music is divided
Vertical lines ruled down through the stave, indicating bars
Played as quickly as possible before the following note
10
Affection
The prevailing mood in a Baroque movement
A new version of an existing song
Doubling (or more) of the original notes’ durations
Chord V with added minor seventh
11
Alberti bass
5th note of the scale/key – strongest note after the tonic
The musical period extending from c.1750 to c.1820
Figuration made up of broken chords used as an accompaniment
An effect creating a swirling or swooshing sound
12
Altered notes
A four-note chord made up solely of minor-third intervals
The rate at which the chords change
Notes in a chord sharpened or flattened by a semitone
An effect creating a swirling or swooshing sound
13
Atonal
A short coda concluding a single section within a movement
Music that does not have a key of any sort
A section sometimes added at the end of a piece or movement
The gradual introduction of more instruments
14
Antiphonal
Performed alternately by 2 groups often physically separated
Polish composer of piano music in the Romantic style
Doubling (or more) of the original notes’ durations
When the notes of a chord are played one at a
15
Anthemic, anthem
The blending of two or more musical styles
Song with strong memorable melody & rousing characteristics
The first theme or melody
A continuously held or repeated note, usually low in pitch

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