GCSE Music Key Terminology 1/12

A six-string instrument that does not require amplification: unlike an electric one

Notes that are added to a basic triad such as a seventh or a ninth

A common chord in Jazz and Pop Music: a triad with a sixth added above the tonic

The prevailing mood in a Baroque movement

A figuration commonly used in the Classical period. It is made up of broken chords and used as an accompaniment. It is named after a now-forgotten composer called Domenico Alberti.

Notes in a chord that have been sharpened or flattened by a semitone: an example is a flattened 5th

In a fugue, when the subject is repeated in response to its initial appearance (usually a fourth or fifth lower or higher than the preceding subject). If it is an exact transposition of the subject it is a real ______, if not it is a tonal ______.

Music performed alternatively by two groups which are often physically seperated

An ornament often referred to as a 'leaning in' note. The ___ leans on the main note, commonly taking half its value and starting a semitone or a tone higher. For example, if the main note is a crotchet and the smaller grace note is a quaver, then the player plays two equal quavers.

When a chord is spread, normally from the bottom note to the top.