A tempo
regular time
Accelerando
Becoming faster
Accent
Emphasis of a note, which may result from its being louder, longer, or higher in pitch than the notes near it.
adagio
slow
allegretto
moderately fast
Allegro
fast
Alto
(contralto) Female voice of low range
Andante
moderately slow, a walking pace
arpeggio
broken chord
Baroque
1600 – 1750
Bass
male voice of low range
Beat
Regular, recurrent pusation that divides music into equal units of time
Binary Form
Two part form (A B) Form that can be represented as statemet (A) and counerstatement (B). {AA BB}
Cadence
(1) Resting place at the end of a phrase in a melody (2) Progression giving a sense of conclusion, often form the dominant chord to the tonic chord
Central tone
note, pitch
Chord
Compination of three or more tones sounded at once.
Classical
1750 – 1820
Complete cadence
Definite resting place, giving a sense of finality, at the end of a phrase in a melody.
Consonance
Tone combination that is stable and restful.
Contrast
Striking differences of pitch, dynamics, rhythm, and tempo that provide variety and chage of mood.
Crescendo
gradually louder.
Decrescendo
Gradually softer
Dissonance
Tone combination that is unstable and tense.
Dynamics
degrees of loudness or softness in music
Forte
Loud
Fortissimo
Very Loud
grave
Very slow, solemn
Harmony
How chords are constructed and how they follow each other.
Homophonic
music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords
Impressionism
1890 – 1915
Incomplete cadence
Inconclusive resting point at the end of a phrase which sets up expectations for phrases to follow.
Key
(tonality) central note, scale, and chord within a piece, in relationship to which all other tones in the composition are heard.
Largo
Very slow, broad.
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Series of seven different tones within an octave with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, consisting of a specific pattern on whole and half step; the whole step between the second and third tones is characteristic.

Melody
Series of single tones that add up to a recognizable whole.
Meno
less fast
Meter
Organization of beats into regular groups
Mezzo forte
Moderately loud
Mezzo piano
Moderately soft.
Middle Ages
450 – 1450
Minor scale
Series of seven tones within an octave, with an eighth tone repeating the first tone an octave higher, composed of a specific pattern of whole and half steps; the half step beween the second and third tones is characteristic.
Moderato
Moderate tempo.
Molto
much
Monophonic
Single melodic line without accompaniment
Motive
Fragmet of a theme, or short musical idea that is developed within a compostion.
Movement
Piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition.
Musical Form
Repetition, Contrast, Variation, Ternary Form, Binary Form
Musical Texture
Number of layer of sound that are heard at once, what kinds of layers they are, and how that are related to each other
Non troppo
not too much
Pianissimo
As softly as possible.
Piano
Soft
Poco
a little, slightly,
Polyphonic
Performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time.
prestissimo
As fast a tempo as possible
Presto
Very fast tempo
Renaissance
1450 – 1600
Repetition
reiteration of a phrase, section, or entire movement, often used to create a sense of unity.
Rhythm
Ordered flow of music through time; the pattern of durations of notes and silencese in music
Ritardando
Becoming slower
Rococo
1725 – 1775
Romantic
1820 – 1900
Soprano
Female voice of high range.
Syncopation
Accenting of a note at an unexpected time, as between two beats or on a weak beat.
Tempo
Basic pace of the music.
Tenor
Male voice of high range.
Ternary Form
Three part form (A B A) Form that can be represented as statement (A); contrast (B); return to statement (A)
Theme
Melody that serves as the starting point for an extended piece of music.
Tonal Music
music which is for the most part predictable.
Tone Color or timbre
(timber) Quality of sound that distinguises one instrument of voice from another.
Twentieth
1900 – 2000
Variation
Changing some features of a musical idea while retaining others.
Vivace
Lively tempo.
Vocal Categories
Voice ranges which include coloratura soprano, lyric soprano, dramtic soprano, lyric tenor, dramatic tenor, basso buffo, and basso profondo, amonf others.