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31 Cards in this Set
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aria
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one voice accompanying orchestra
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Cadenza
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improvised passage with free rhythmic style
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Coda
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designates a passage which brings a piece to a conclusion
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Concert Overture
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"opening" introduction to compositions
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Concerto
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composition in 3 movements/parts
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Double Exposition
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when a theme is expressed twice within a concerto
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Dynamics
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volume of a note or sound (p – piano; f – forte)
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Enlightenment
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fashionable, gallant style of variation; flamboyant style of music
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Heiligenstadt Testament
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letter to B’s bros in which he reflects on his despair at going deaf and conflicts of suicide
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Libretto
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from “libro,” or book, as a text used in an extended musical work
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Lied, Lieder
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“song” in German, specified to German romance & poetry
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Melodrama
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spoken words with accompanying music
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Minuet and Trio
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social dance for two people, origins in France ; performance by three people of same instrument
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Opera buffa v. opera seria
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Italian comic opera v. serious opera
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Oratorio
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large musical composition with orchestra, choir, and soloists
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Program music
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art music attempts to add narrative
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Recitative
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singer is allowed to adopt rhythms of ordinary speech
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Ritornello
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a recurring passage for orchestra in 1st or last movement of solo concerto
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Romanticism
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2nd half of 18 C revolt against aristocratic norms, focused on emotion:
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Rondo
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a particular theme alternates like ABA, ABACA in one movement
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Scherzo
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means “joke,” used in the 3rd movements in symphonies
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Singspiel
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German for “song-play,” game of opera, spoken dialogue with songs, ballads and arias
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Sonata
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“to stand” in latin; a piece played, rather than a cantata piece sung
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Sonata form
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exposition (introduction), development (elaboration), recapitulation (resolution)
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String quartet
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musical ensemble of 4, usually 2 violins, a viola & a cello
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Strophic
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repetition of a single formal section “AAA” using same music; using the same music for successive stanzas
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Symphony
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musical composition for full orchestra, usually 4 movements
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Tempo
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the speed of a piece
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Theme and variations
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melody recognizable in the composition/technique where material is repeated in an alternative form
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Through-composed
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continuous, non-sectional, non-reflective music
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Virtuoso
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meaning "skill, excellence" in Latin. An individual highly skilled at singing or playing music/instrument
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