A Level Music Terminology Latest 2024 Exam. With complete solutions.

A Level Music Terminology Latest 2024 Exam. With complete solutions. A cappella - Correct Answer-Italian for 'in church style'. A term that refers to unaccompanied singing (as in NAM 26). Accented passing note - Correct Answer-A dissonant note sounded on the beat and filling the gap between two harmony notes. In NAM 22 the notes F and A in the right hand of bar 53 beat 4 are accented passing notes, clashing with the underlying C7 chord. See also Appoggiatura and Passing note. Acciaccatura - Correct Answer-An ornament printed as a small note with a slash through its stem and flag (l» that is either played as short as possible, or is played with the main melodic note and immediately released. It often forms a discord with a harmony note, as is the case with the acciaccaturas in the second half of bar 15 in NAM 37. Alberti bass - Correct Answer-An accompaniment pattern in which the notes of a chord are repeatedly sounded in the order low, high, middle and high again. It is named after an obscure Italian composer who was to the device. See NAM 22, bars 71-80 (left hand). Anacrusis - Correct Answer-One or more weak-beat notes before the first strong beat of a phrase, as in bar 5 of NAM 52 and bar 8 of NAM 53. Often called a 'pick-up' in jazz and pop music. Anticipation - Correct Answer-A note played immediately before the chord to which it belongs. The anticipated note is often the tonic in a perfect cadence, as in bar 426 of NAM 1, where the semiquaver G at the end of the bar anticipates the tonic in the final chord of the movement. Antiphony - Correct Answer-The alternation of different groups of instruments and/or singers. There is a short antiphonal exchange between wind and strings in bars 47-49 of NAM 17; a longer example occurs between the two instrumental groups at the start of NAM 14. Appoggiatura - Correct Answer-A dissonant non-chord note, often approached by a leap, that resolves by moving to a chord note. It is like a suspension but without the preparation. Appoggiaturas are sometimes written as small notes, like ornaments, as in bar 12 of NAM 37, where C~ in the vocal part clashes with B in the accompaniment before resolving on the same note. Arco. An instruction for string players to resume bowing after using some other technique, such as pizzicato, as seen in NAM 3, bar 53. Arco - Correct Answer-An instruction for string players to resume bowing after using some other technique, such as pizzicato, as seen in NAM 4 (lower strings, bar 17). Aria - Correct Answer-Italian for a song, but used mainly to describe an extended vocal solo in opera and church music of the Baroque and Classical periods. The fourth movement of NAM 28 is called an obbligato aria because it includes an obligatory instrumental solo which is heard in counterpoint with the voice. Articulation - Correct Answer-The degree of separation between notes. In NAM 23 the slurs in the first piece indicate that it should be articulated smoothly (legato). Most of the notes in the second piece are marked with staccato dots, indicating a detached style of articulation. At the start of the third piece, the combination of slurs and staccato dots indicates mezzo staccato, notes that should be only slightly detached.