meter



organization of rhythm in time; grouping of beats into larger, regular patterns

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harmony



simultaneous sounding of notes to form chords and the progression from one chord to the next

 

 

cadence

 

 

resting place in a musical phrase (musical punctuation)

 

 

conjunct motion

 

 

 

smooth, connected melody that moves by small intervals

 

 

countermelody

 

 

accompanying melody sounded against the principal melody

 

 

beat

 

 

basic unit of length in musical time

 

 

 

disjunct motion

 

 

broken melody that moves by large intervals

 

 

syncopation

 

 

deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accentuation

 

 

range

 

 

distance between lowest and highest tones of a melody, an instrument, or a voice

 

 

tonic

 

 

home base around which the other notes gravitate

 

 

diatonic

 

 

melody or harmony built from the seven tones of a major or minor scale; encompasses patterns of seven whole and semi tones

 

 

phrase

 

 

musical unit, often a component of a melody

 

 

timbre

 

 

particular sound of a musical instrument or voice

 

 

tonality

 

 

principal organization around a central tone

 

 

 

frequency

 

 

rate of vibration of a string or column of air which determines pitch

 

 

measure

 

 

rhythmic group of metrical units that contains a fixed number of beats

 

 

motive

 

 

short melodic idea, the smallest fragment of a theme

 

 

ostinato

 

 

short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a work

 


melody

 

succession of single tones or pitches perceived by the mind as unity

Renaissance
1450-1600
Baroque
1600-1750
Classical
1750-1825
Romantic
1820-1900
Post-Romantic/Impressionist
1890-1915
Modern
1900-…