Grp Apmt Flash Cards Ken

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Motive

Back 1

The smallest recognizable idea in a piece that the piece is based on and centered around.

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Period

Back 2

Two phrases followed by a cadence.

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Antecedent

Back 3

A parallel phrase that ends on a note other than I

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Consequent

Back 4

A parallel phrase that typically ends on I

Front 5

Contrasting Period

Back 5

Two or more phrases that form a period but are not very similar to each other.

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Double Period

Back 6

Four or more phrases where the first two are the antecedent and the second two are the consequent.

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Parallel Period

Back 7

An antecedent phrase followed by a consequent one that are similar and typically can be conclusive.

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Phrase Group

Back 8

Two or more phrases that do NOT form a period but still seem like they belong together.

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Refrain

Back 9

The main repeated part of the piece that is like a Chorus.

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Binary Form

Back 10

Two similar sections of music that are at least three phrases in length. The second one usually modulates to a different key.

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Rounded Binary Form

Back 11

Binary form except that after the second section it modulates and goes back into the original key forming an A,B,A' pattern where A' is only about half of the original A.

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Simple Binary Form

Back 12

Binary form in which after the second section it does not return to the first one.

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Ternary Form

Back 13

Binary form except that the second section is completely different from the first and when the second phrase ends it goes back to repeat all of the first phrase and return to the original key.

Front 14

Solo, Soli

Back 14

A section of music typically played or leaded by one instrument or voice. Soli is plural.

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Stanza

Back 15

a verse.

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Strophic

Back 16

Piece of music where all stanzas and refrains are all sang along to the same musical tune.

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Theme

Back 17

A complete phrase or period that is noticeable throughout the piece as being one of the main ideas of the piece.

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Thematic Transformation

Back 18

Changing a theme up a little by using a permutation (augmentation, diminution, fragmentation).

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Through-composed

Back 19

Music that has close to no repeated ideas.

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Tutti

Back 20

When everyone in the piece is playing at the same time.

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Variation

Back 21

When a section of music is repeated but it is changed slightly.

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Verse

Back 22

A section of music that is repeated throughout the piece but is changed slightly each time.