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37 Cards in this Set
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In Western music, a musical idea that is used as a building block in the construction of a composition is called a _______.
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Theme
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The expansion of a theme, achieved by varying its melodic outline, rhythm, or harmony is considered_______
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Thematic Development
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Short melodic or rhythmic fragments is known as________
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motives
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Repeated short patterns
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Ostinatos
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In________, however, form is especially important, because there is no precribed story or text to hold the music together. The story is the music itself, so its shape is of primary concern for the composer, the performer, and the listener. Chamber musics.
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Absolute music
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Used from around 1750 through the Romantic era. This cycle generally consists of three or four movements in prescribed form and tempos and is employed in various genres.
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Multimovement cycle
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The basic form of multimovement cycle
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Sonata Allegro
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The opening section of sonata-allegro form----generally presents the two opposing keys and their respective themes.
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exposition or statement
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is the psychological climax of sonata-allegro form.
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recapitulation, or restatement
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Conflict and action, the essence of drama, characterize the
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Development
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To modulate.
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Bridge
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And extension of the closing idea that leads us to the final cadence in the home key.
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Coda
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Components of The First Movement
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1. Sonata Allegro from
2. Exposition 3. Bridge 4. Development 5. Recapitulation 6. Coda |
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the most highly organized, and often the longest movement in this cycle is?
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The First Movement
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This movement is usually the slow movement to the cycle, offering a contrast to the allegro that preceded it, and characterized by lrical, songful melodies.
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The Second Movement
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Forms and compositions of The Second Movement
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1. Theme and Variations
2. Melodic Variation 3. Harmonic Variation 4. Rhythmic Variation |
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The ruling principle
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Theme and Variation
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A favorite procedre in jazz, where the solo player embellishes a popular tune with a series of decorative flourishes.
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Melodic Variation
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in this variation, the chords that accompany a melody are replaced by others, perhaps shifting from major to minor mode.
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Harmonic Variation
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Note lengths, meter, or tempo can also be changed through
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Rhythmic Variation
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This movement is Medium Fast and is almost invariably a minuet and trio.
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Third Movement
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Characteristics of the Third Movement
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1. Minuet and trio
2. Da Capo 3. Rounded binary form 4. Scherzo |
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From the beginning
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Da Capo
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Originally a Baroque court dance whose stately triple meter embodied the idea of an aristocratic age.
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Minuet and trio
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repetitionof the subsections within
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Rounded Binary Form
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Italian for "jest" A quick paced dance in triple meter with the same overall three-part structure.
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Scherzo
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The Classical sonata and symphony often ended with a spirited
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Rondo
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The masters of the Classical musical style
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Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
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Characterized by a singable, lyrical melody; diatonic harmony; regular rhythms and meters; homophonic textures; and frequent use of folk elements.
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Characteristics of classical music
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The classical era is considered the golden age of ?
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Chamber Music
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A music for small ensemble
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Chamber Music
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The central position in Classical chamber music was held by:
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String quartet
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he was born 1756-1791, in Salzburg, Germany. He wrote: A little night music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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On eof the principal instrumental forms of the classical era.
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Classical Symphony
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A musical seeting of the Mass for the dead
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Requiem
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Classical Era
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1750-1825
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Composed 32 piano sonatas
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Beethoven
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