Technical Terms
Completion requirements
Words and phrases you need to know for Papers 3 & 6
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ContrapuntalMusic with two or more independent melodic lines (see polyphonic). | ||
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HeterophonicMusic in which the same melodic line is played in more than one version at the same time. Found in folk music, some popular music. | |
HomophonicSingle tune with accompaniment of chords | |
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ImitationA melody repeated by a different instrument/voice in which the second entry overlaps with the first (as at the start of a canon or fugue). Typical of contrapuntal or polyphonic music. | ||
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PolyphonicMusic with two or more independent melodic lines (might be the same tune in imitation - as in a canon or fugue) | ||