8 Terms
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General music
vamp
Music; General music
Short passage with simple rhythm and harmony that introduces a soloist in a jazz performance.
semitone
Music; General music
Also known as a half step, the smallest interval commonly used in the Western musical system.
chromatic
Music; General music
Melody or harmony built from many if not all twelve semitones of the octave. A chromatic scale consists of an ascending or descending sequence of semitones.
formalism
Music; General music
Tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in Neoclassical music.
round
Music; General music
Perpetual canon at the unison in which each voice enters in succession with the same melody (for example, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat").
