Hauptstimme
Main Voice.
Klangfarben
Melody is colored through different instruments.
Sprechstimme
Speech song, A Vocal Technique.
Aleatoricism
Any element left to chance in a composition.
Extended Technique
Unusual technique/Improper technique for an instrument.
Folk Music
Music of Unknown Origin. Music of the Folk.
Integral Serialism
Applying serial methods to other elements(Rhythm, Dynamics).
Micropolyphony
Cluster chords formed from chromatic lines.
Minimalism
Music composed through repetition, gradual change.
Modes of Limited Transposition
Scales that can be transposed only by a few intervals.
Non-Retrogradable Rhythms
Palindromic Rhythm, The same back and forth.
Ostinato
A persistent musical figure.
“Pierrot” Ensemble
Flute,Clarinet,Violin,Cello,Piano,Singer.
Planing
Connecting chords through parallel motion.
Player Piano
A piano that plays itself.
Populism
Music written to appeal to the masses.
Sound Mass
Music using sound clusters, emphasizing timbre, dynamics, register.
Tempo Modulation
A change from one tempo to another wherein a note value from the first is made equivalent to a note value in the second.
Tone Cluster
Any Chord with 3 or more adjacent minor 2nds.
Bird Calls
Using instruments to imitate bird sounds.
Experimentalism
Music that pushes boundaries and incorporates new elements.