Atonality
noun
Music that doesn't adhere to traditional key centers or tonal harmony....
Serialism
noun
A compositional technique using all twelve pitches in a predetermined order....
Dissonance
noun
A combination of sounds that feels tense or unresolved....
Consonance
noun
A combination of sounds that feels stable and resolved....
Progression
noun
A sequence of chords moving from one to another....
Resolution
noun
The way tension is relieved, especially moving from dissonance to consonance....
Vibrato In Instruments
noun
Slight variations in pitch and volume on instruments....
Tremolo
noun
A rapid variation in volume on an instrument....
Trill
noun
A rapid alternation between two adjacent notes....
Mordent
noun
A rapid ornament that quickly repeats a note with an adjacent note....
Rubato
noun
A flexible tempo where time is stolen from one note and given to another....
Accent
noun
An emphasis or stress on a particular note or beat....
Fermata
noun
A symbol indicating that a note should be held longer than its normal value....
Tempo Marking
noun
Words or abbreviations indicating the speed of music....
Andante
noun
A moderately slow tempo marking....
Allegro
noun
A moderately fast tempo marking....
Adagio
noun
A slow tempo marking suitable for expressive, emotional passages....
Presto
noun
A very fast tempo marking....
Crescendo
noun
A gradual increase in volume or loudness....
Diminuendo
noun
A gradual decrease in volume or loudness....