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13 Cards in this Set
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cadenza
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a showy passage for the soloist appearing near the end of the movement in a concerto it usually incorporates rapid runs (scales) arpeggios, and snippets of previously heard themes into a fantasy like improvisation
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chamber music
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usually instrumental music performed in a small concert hall or private residence with just one performer on each part.
ex: Mozart's "A Little Night Music" and Haydn's "Emperor String Quartet" |
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Diminished chord
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a triad of seventh chord made up entirely of minor thirds and producing a tense unstable sound. The listener will expect to hear resolution in the next chord.
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double exposition
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a form originating in the concerto of the classical period in which first the orchestra and then the soloist present the primary thematic material (exposition)
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Lorenzo da Ponte
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Mozart's librettist. Incredibly wild life story
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Scherzo
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(Italian for "joke") a rapid jovial work in triple meter often used in place of the minuet as the third movement in a string quartet or symphony
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Sinfonia
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(Italian for "symphony") a one movement (later 3-4 movement) orchestral work that originated in Italy.
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Singspiel
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(German for "singing play") a musical comedy originating in Germany with spoken dialogue, tuneful songs, and topical humor. German version of comic opera.
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Solo concerto
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a concerto in which an orchestra and a single performer in turn present and develop the musical material in the spirit of harmonious competition
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sonata
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in the classical period, this is defined as a multi-movement work for solo instrument or instrument with keyboard accompaniment
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string quartet
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a standard instrumental ensemble for chamber music consisting of a first and second violin, a viola, and a cello. Also the genre of music, usually in three or four movements, composed for this ensemble
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The Emperor's Hymn
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written by Haydn, it's Vienna's national anthem. Haydn uses it for the second movement of the Emperor's Quartet.
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vocal ensemble
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in Classic (and Romantic) opera, a group of four or more solo singers, usually the principles. When all singers come together, its usually at the end of an act.
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