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Key words for GCSE Music.
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largo |
Largo is a very slow tempo.
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allegro |
Allegro means fast or brisk.
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moderato |
Moderato means at a moderate tempo.
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andante |
Andante means at a walking place.
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simple |
Simple time is when each beat splits equally into two.
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compound |
Compound time is when each beat splits equally into three.
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syncopation |
Syncopation is when the emphasis is not on the beat.
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cross |
Cross rhythm is when two conflicting rhythms are played at the same time to create a particular effect.
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rhythm |
Cross rhythm is when two conflicting rhythms are played at the same time to create a particular effect.
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rhythmic |
Rhythmic augmentation is when the notes are lengthened.
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augmentation |
Rhythmic augmentation is when the notes are lengthened.
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diminution |
Rhythmic diminution is when the notes are shortened.
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triplets |
Triplets are groups of three notes played in the time of two notes.
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anacrusis |
An anacrusis is a note or group of notes played as a motif before the first bar in a piece of music.
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rubato |
Rubato is when tempo is temporarily disregarded and the player is allowed to speed up or slow down at specific points in a piece.
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double |
A double dotted note is a note with two dots after it that lasts 1.75 times its basic note value.
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dotted |
A double dotted note is a note with two dots after it that lasts 1.75 times its basic note value.
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hemiola |
Hemiola is when two groups of three beats are replaced with three groups of two beats.
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