Partial preview of the text
Download Music Theory: Terms and Definitions - Key Signatures, Scales, and Chords and more Quizzes Music Theory and Analysis in PDF only on Docsity!
Triad First Inversion
BPS
TERM 2
Triad Second Inversion
BPS
DEFINITION 2
TERM 3
Seventh Root Position BPS
DEFINITION 3
TERM 4
Seventh First Inversion
BPS
DEFINITION 4
TERM 5
Seventh Second Inversion
BPS
DEFINITION 5
Seventh Third Inversion
BPS
TERM 7
German Solemn
DEFINITION 7
Schwer
TERM 8
Italian Solemn
DEFINITION 8
Grave
TERM 9
French Solemn
DEFINITION 9
Lourd
TERM 10
Italian Broad
DEFINITION 10
Largo
Italian Moderately slow
Andante
TERM 17
German Moderately
Slow
DEFINITION 17
Gehend
TERM 18
French Moderately
Slow
DEFINITION 18
Allant
TERM 19
Italian Moderate
DEFINITION 19
Moderato
TERM 20
German Moderate
DEFINITION 20
Massig
French Moderate
Modere
TERM 22
Italian Moderately Fast
DEFINITION 22
Allegretto
TERM 23
German Moderately Fast
DEFINITION 23
Etwas bewegt
TERM 24
French Moderately Fast
DEFINITION 24
Un peu anime
TERM 25
Italian Fast
DEFINITION 25
Allegro
Italian Very Fast
Presto
TERM 32
German Very Fast
DEFINITION 32
Eilig
TERM 33
French Very Fast
DEFINITION 33
Vite
TERM 34
a minor key
DEFINITION 34
0 sharps/flatsCMajor relative
TERM 35
eminor
DEFINITION 35
1 sharp = F#GMajor relative
b minor
2 sharps = F, C#D Major relative
TERM 37
f# minor
DEFINITION 37
3sharps = F,C,G#A Major relative
TERM 38
c# minor
DEFINITION 38
4 sharps = FCGD#E Major relative
TERM 39
g# minor
DEFINITION 39
5 sharps = FCGDAB Major relative
TERM 40
d# minor
DEFINITION 40
6 sharps = FCGDAEF# Major relative
bb minor
5 flats = BEADGDb relative
TERM 47
eb minor
DEFINITION 47
6 flats= BEADGCGb relative
TERM 48
ab minor
DEFINITION 48
7 flats = BEADGCFCb Major relative
TERM 49
Harmonic minor
DEFINITION 49
Raises 7th scale degree
TERM 50
Melodic minor
DEFINITION 50
Raises 6th and 7th scale degree (ascending only)
tonic
first scale degree
TERM 52
supertonic
DEFINITION 52
second scale degree
TERM 53
mediant
DEFINITION 53
third scale degree
TERM 54
subdominant
DEFINITION 54
4th scale degree
TERM 55
dominant
DEFINITION 55
5th scale degree
half-diminished 7th
lower 7th, 3rd, 5th scale degrees
TERM 62
diminished 7th
DEFINITION 62
lower 3rd and 5th scale degrees once and the 7th twice
TERM 63
Major Scale Roman Numerals
DEFINITION 63
Major 7th: I, IV, VMinor 7th: ii, iii, viMajor Minor 7th: VHalf-
Diminished 7th: vii
TERM 64
Minor Scale Roman Numerals
DEFINITION 64
Major 7ths: III, VIMinor 7ths: i, ivMajor-minor 7ths: VHalf-
Diminished 7ths: iiDiminished 7ths: vii
TERM 65
Voice Leading Melody Line Rules
Rhythm
DEFINITION 65
Simple
Equal Durations
Last note on the strong beat
Voice Leading Melody Line Rules
Harmony
Every melody note note should belong to the chrod that is to
harmonize it
TERM 67
Voice Leading Melody Line Rules
Contour
DEFINITION 67
Melody should be stepwise motion
Shape should be interesting
TERM 68
Voice Leading Melody Line Rules
Leaps
DEFINITION 68
Avoid augmented intervals, 7ths and intervals larger than
p
Interval larger than p4 best approached and left in the
direction opposite to the leap
Smaller, consecutive leaps should outline a triad
TERM 69
Voice Leading Melody Line Rules Tendency
Tones
DEFINITION 69
7 has a strong tendency to move up to 1
4 often moves down to 3
