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52 Cards in this Set
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a restatment of the subject in a fugue.
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Appoggiatura
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a melodic ornament
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atonality
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no specific key, mode, or tonality used
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Bitonality
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the combination of two keys at the same time
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countersubject
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in a fugue, a continuation of the subject, which is used repeatedly
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development
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the middle section of Sonata allegro form
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Episode
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sections of a fugue without the subject
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Exposition
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FUGUE: the first section in which all voices are introduced
SONATA: first section in sonata allegro form |
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Fugue
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a style of composition in which three or more voices enter in imitation of one another
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melodic inversion
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the process of turning a melody upside down by intervals
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polytonality
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the combination of several different keys at one time
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real answer
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an exact transposition of the fugue's subject to the dominant
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quartal harmony
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harmonic system based on the interval of the 4th
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recapitulation
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the third section of Sonata Allegro Form
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retrograde
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the reversal of a melody, as if from reading it from left to right
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retrograde inversion
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reading from left to right and upside down
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Rondo
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a form in which one section is repeated several times, with contrasting sections between (ABACA)
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Serialism
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a composition technique in which all twelve notes from the chromatic scale are used to create a melody, or series, upon which the rest of the music is based
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Sonata allegro form
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common form for the first movement of a Classical sonata, containing three sections: Exposition, Development, Recapitualtion
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Sonata Form
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Term used for the basic structure of a full structure: First movement in Sonata allegro Form, second movement with a slow tempo, optional third movement in Minuet and trio form, and final movement often in Rondo form or in a fast tempo
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silly fast sips allow farts and sad songs on mountain tops leaving rude objective foreigners
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Stretto
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In a fugue, a term indicating that the entrances of the subjects are close together, causing the subjects to overlap
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Subject
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the principle theme of a fugue
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tertian harmony
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harmonic system based on the interval of the third
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theme and variation
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a form in which a theme is presented, then repeated with changes to the melody, harmony, rhythm, form, texture, key, mode, meter, or tempo. Typically, these changes are made without completely hiding the origin theme.
Variation form |
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tonal answer
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in a fugue, an answer in which the transposition is adjusted so that the music can move back to tonic
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twelve tone row
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a melody or series used in serial music in which all twelve notes of the chromatic scale are included
tone row, series, row |
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Allargando
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broadenning, gradually slower
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canon
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a strict form of contrapuntal writing in which each voice exactly imitates the melody of the first voice
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coda
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an extended ending for a piece of music
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giocoso
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merrily, with humor
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largo
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very slowly
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leggiero
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lightly, delicately
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lento
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slowly
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meno
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less
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opus
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a term used to indicate the chronological order in which a composer's music was written
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ostinato
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a repeated pattern
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pesante
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heavily
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presto
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very fast
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rallentando
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gradually slower
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ritenuto
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immediately slower
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smorzando
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dying away
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rubato
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robbed time
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scherzando
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playfully, joking
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sostenuto
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sustained
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sotto voce
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in a low voice
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subito
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suddenly
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syncopation
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a momentary contradiction of the meter or pulse, often by changing the strong and weak beats
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tenuto
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stressed
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toccata
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written in free style with many scales and rapid passages
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vivace
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quick, lively
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vivo
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brisk, lively
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diatonic half steps
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two different letter names, harmonic or melodic minor notes
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