GCSE Key Words
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This document defines several key musical terms including coda, legato, staccato, ostinato, cadence, oratorio, tonic, subdominant, and dominant. It explains that a coda is a concluding section of music, legato and staccato refer to note articulation, ostinato is a repeated pattern, and cadence describes chord progressions often used at the end of phrases. It also provides examples of perfect, plagal, and imperfect cadences and notes that an oratorio is a religious opera without staging. Finally, it identifies the tonic, subdominant, and dominant as the first, fourth, and fifth chords in a musical scale.
GCSE Key Words
- 1. Key words Coda A section of music which appears at the end Legato The notes are played smoothly Staccato The notes are played short Ostinato A short repeated pattern Cadence A change of chord which is often used at the end of a musical phrase or section. For example: Perfect Cadence – V to I Plagal Cadence – IV to I (‘amen’ cadence) Imperfect Cadence – I to V Oratorio A religious opera without costumes/staging Tonic The first note/chord in a scale. Known as I Subdominant The fourth note/chord in a scale. Known as IV Dominant The fifth note/chord in a scale. Known as V