Terms to Know for the AP Music Theory Exam

troppo [It.]

anacrusis [fr. Greek]

overture 

octave

Picardy third

alla breve [It.]

dynamics

pentachord

Antecedent, consequent 

chromatic [Gr., colored]

homophony

heterophony

authentic cadence

half cadence

plagal cadence

Phrygian cadence

deceptive cadence

cantabile [It.]

tertian harmony

tessitura [It.]

allargando [It.]

allegro [It., merry, lively]

melisma [Gr., melody]

interlude

pedal point

progression

Alberti bass

staccato [It.]

ostinato [It., obstinate]

nonharmonic tones

codetta [It., little tail]

double leading tone

homorhythmic

duplet

countersubject