Back to category: Music Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Glossary of terms for music Glossary of Terms for Music Accelerando the gradual speeding up of the music Articulation the attack and release of notes (legato, staccato) Back beat the accented second and fourth beats in quadruple metre in rock Music Cadence set of notes or chords that indicates end of a composition, phrase (where there is a ‘half-close’ the term is an imperfect cadence) Chord two or more notes of different pitch sounded together Chordal ostinato a repeated pattern or progression of chords Climax note usually the highest note of a melody Colour can describe the musical expression in the playing or the singin... Posted by: Gabrielle Gooch Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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