MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Sonata Form, Percussion Instrument
Musical Alphabet
A B C D E F G A B C D...
Mute
A device that changes the timbre and dynamics of an instrument
Octave
The distance between two of the same notes in the musical alphabet, usually 8 notes away.
Opera
A staged dramatic work in which all of the lines of the characters are sung.
Oratorio
An opera based on a sacred or biblical theme
Overtones
Sud vibrations produced simultaneously when a musical tone is produced
Parallel Phrases
Two phrases which start the same
Phrase
A longer melodic statement, usually ending with a cadence
Piccolo
Italian for "small" or "little" (a smaller instrument)
Pitch
The relative highness and lowness of sound.
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Document Summary
A device that changes the timbre and dynamics of an instrument. The distance between two of the same notes in the musical alphabet, usually 8 notes away. A staged dramatic work in which all of the lines of the characters are sung. An opera based on a sacred or biblical theme. Sud vibrations produced simultaneously when a musical tone is produced. A longer melodic statement, usually ending with a cadence. Italian for small or little (a smaller instrument) Pitched a percussion instrument with a defined pitch. Music which tells a story or paints a specific picture. Pulse beats in a repeating series of identical, yet distinct, periodic short duration. When the beats are organized in groups of 4. Sonata form- themes are repeated (latin- from the top) A term referring to all aspects of time. Rubato slight speeding up or slowing down of a beat. An orderly and predictable imitation of a melodic movement.
