musical devices unit 3

A vocal or choral composition in which there is little or no repetition of the music.

Texture in which all parts move together rhythmically, or in which a prominent melody with accompaniment is heard.

Texture which consists of two or more melodic lines, possibly of equal importance and which weave independently of each other.

A note or notes which appear before the first complete bar.

Occurs when accents fall on notes which are normally unaccented.

This is a bassline which moves at a speed of one note per beat.

A pattern of notes in the bass which constantly repeats while the melody moves on.

A note, usually in the bass, which is held or repeated while the melody changes.

Simple keyboard accompaniment consisting of the notes of a chord played in the following order: lowest, highest, middle, highest.

A sustained or repeated note heard in an upper part instead of the bass.

Two musical lines which move in opposite directions.

A group of notes played on keyboard, forming a discord.

A chord in which certain notes clash.

A change of key.

A rhythmic effect in which one part is playing a different pattern of accents to another part.

A major chord coming at the end of a piece or section of music that has been written in a minor key.