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Chorus Vocab

TermDefinition
pitch relative “highness” or “lowness” of sounds in music
rhythm the pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music
time signature the 2 numbers at the beginning of a piece of music indicating beats per measure and type of note that gets one beat
melody a pleasing series of musical notes that form the main part of a song or piece of music
harmony combination of musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound
soprano the highest treble clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus
alto the second highest treble clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus
tenor the highest bass clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus
bass the lowest bass clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus
baritone the voice part that lies between the Tenor and the Bass
balance proper blending and all parts are heard equally
consonants letters that are not vowels
diphthong a vowel sound that can be broken into two sound
ennunciation clear pronunciation of all sounds
adagio slowly
andante at a walking speed
moderato moderately
allegro quickly
vivace fast and lively
rubato “robbing” the note values
augmentation a “growing” of the music especially at the end of a section or at the end of a piece
pianissimo very softly
piano softly
mezzo piano medium soft
mezzo forte medium loud
forte loudly
fortissimo very loudly
crescendo gradually get louder
decrescendo gradually get softer
diminuendo become less or play softer
form the structure of a piece of music
unison all voices singing the same pitches and rhythms
duet two voices singing in harmony
trio three voices singing in harmony
quartet four voices singing in harmony
descant vocal line higher than the melody
interval distance between two notes
chord two or more notes sounding at the same time
polyphony many parts singing different pitches and rhythms
antiphony voices singing alternating phrases in a “call and response” style
subito suddenly
allegretto not quite as fast as allegro
un poco a little
presto very fast
prestissimo very, very fast
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