Musical Terms

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Increase of speed in music

Stress of one tone over others, making it stand out

Music that goes along with a more important part

Slow, leisurely

Moderately fast, lively. Faster than Andante, slower than allegro

Lively, brisk, rapid

Moderately slow, a walking speed

Relating to the period from about 1600 - 1750, characterized by grandeur and heavy elaboration of design in music

the structure of a musical composition consisting of two main sections

Closing of a phrase or section of music

A short lyric form dealing with secular or sacred subjects

Three or more tones combined and sounded simultaneously

Referring to that period from approximately 1750 - 1800, characterized musically by objectivity of the composer, emotional restraint, and simple harmonies

A simultaneous sounding of tones that produces a feeling of rest

Gradually growing louder

From the beginning

Gradually growing softer

A simultaneous sounding of tones that produces a feeling of tension or unrest and a feeling that further resolution is needed

Sweetly, softly

Varying intensities of sound throughout a given musical composition

A pause, stop, or interruption

The end of a musical piece

Heavy, slow, ponderous in movement

In good taste, tasteful

The sound resulting from the simultaneous sounding of two or more tones consonant with each other

The distance between two tones

Smooth, flowing

Large, broad, slow and stately

Smooth and connected

An arrangement of single tones in a meaningful sequence

Majestic, dignified

Moderately loud

Moderately soft

Required, indispensable

A repeated melodic or rhythmic fragment

A section of a composition comprising a musical thought

Two or more melodies sound simultaneously

Two or more keys are used simultaneously

Gradually slower

melody is played backwards

19th century musical period characterized by subjectivity on the part of the composer, emotionalism in music, longer musical forms, and richer harmonies

The tone of the scale upon which a chord is built

The position of a chord in which the root appears as the lowest tone

a modification of the strict rhythmical flow

A series of tones in a specified order

A sprightly movement

two or more notes executed in a smoothly connected manner without a break

Sounded in a short, detached manner

The rhythmic result produced when a regularly accented beat is displaced onto an unaccented beat

The rate of speed at which a musical composition is performed

A short musical passage that states an idea

The quality of a musical tone

1. A musical sound 2. The quality of a musical sound

Spirited, bright, rapid, equaling or exceeding allegro

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