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...