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10 Cards in this Set
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Simple, Repetitive None Complex patterns over a steady beat Constant/No variety Harsh, throaty singing voice, imitates nature Ritual, ceremonies, chants, ballads, call and response
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earliest times
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Chant-like, Syllabic, modal None No sense of rhythm or beat Constant/No variety Dependent on purpose Chants, sung lyric poetry, drama songs, dithyrambs
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greece/rome
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Simple, pentatonic None Use of percussion to set pulse, not complex Constant/No variety Harsh, nasal singing voice Ritual, ceremonies, chants, ballads, drama-Kabuki
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middle eastern/asian
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Simple, pentatonic None Use of percussion to set pulse, not complex Constant/No variety Harsh, nasal singing voice Ritual, ceremonies, chants, ballads, drama-Kabuki
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medieval
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increase of complexity, text painting Polyphonic, independent parts with cadence points Feeling of constant pulse, not grouped in meters, some isorhythms (small patterns) Determined by shape of musical phrase haut-loud outdoor instruments reeds, brass, percussion. Bas-low, quiet, indoor instruments - viols, recorders madrigal, motet, mass, chorale
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rennaisance
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Use of wide intervals Combination of textures, advanced rules of counterpoint, figured bass
Steady pulse, usually at speed of heart beat, use of hemiola (3 against 2) Terraced Dynamics - Volume increased by addition of instruments or voices Developing modern instruments - violin, trumpet mass, cantata, opera, oratorio, toccata, fugue, concerto grosso, dance forms |
baroque
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Use of simple, easy to sing tunes Followed specific rules related to keys, modulation Steady pulse, Experimented with tempo, little variation within a song Experiment with shift in dynamics Addition of piano, bassoon, clarinet Sonata, symphony, concerto, string quartet, theme and variation, Rondo
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neoclassical/classical
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Complex,
Widening intervals Full complex chords, Experimented with exotic sounds Free use of ritardando, accelerando, rubato Large variety of dynamics with sudden changes Addition of tuba, low brass, variety of percussion Symphony, suite, concerto, tone poem, programme music art song, lieder |
romanticism/realism
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Unusual tonalities, whole tone scale Unusual, exotic harmony Ostinato patterns or feeling of free rhythm Large variety of dynamics with sudden changes instruments chosen to capture a moment in time tone poem, art song
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impressionlism/post-impressionism
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Atonal, large intervals, complex Atonal, serialism, 12 Tone, aleatoric Complex rhythms, syncopation, African and Non-Western influence Large variety of dynamics with sudden changes electronic instruments, amplification, recording Jazz, popular, folk, movie/theater music, commercial music
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modern/contemporary
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