STRICT imitation or CANON: imitation where the repetition is exact [SG]
ISORHYTHMIC: of a piece which (imperceptibly) repeats an intricate rhythm several times [SG]
MOTET: religious (but not liturgical) piece for several unaccompanied voices
APOSTROPHE: a direct address to another person
METER: the grouping of rhythmic beats into larger units [SG], e.g. duple meter (groups of two) [SG], triple meter (groups of three) [SG]
RONDEAU: Renaissance secular form with a repeated refrain
CADENCE: the last few (say two) notes, or chords, of a musical phrase [SG]
PARODY: in the Renaissance, an elaborate work based on a pre-existing melody
MOTIVE: a short melodic segment whose patterns of rhythm and pitch constantly recur
SEQUENCE: a brief passage repeated at higher and higher (or lower and lower) pitches [SG]
PAIRED IMITATION: imitation by pairs of voices (i.e. duets)
POINT OF IMITATION: a motive with which several imitating voices enter
HOMOPHONY: music with all voices having the same rhythm (as opposed to polyphony) [SG]
SONG: a short piece on a secular text for a solo voice
STROPHIC: of a song where different verses are sung to the same music [SG]