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21 Cards in this Set
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absolute music |
-Instrumental music without extra-musical associations ex. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -Classical era, un. 3 |
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answer |
-2nd theme of fugue, usually on dominant key ex. Well-tempered Clavier- Johann Sebastian Bach -Baroque era, un. 2 |
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antique cymbals |
-also called crotales, belonging to the percussion family ex. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune- Claude Debussy -Modern era, un. 5 |
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arch form |
-a symmetrical musical form that works towards a central section or movement, for ex. A B C B A ex. Distant Memories- Alexina Louie - Modera era, un. 5 |
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aria |
-lyrical song used in opera and related genres, for solo voice w/ orchestral accompaniment ex. Madama Butterfly- Puccini - Romantic era, un. 4 |
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atonality |
-term used to describe music that seems to lack a tonal center, especially German expressionism. From one level of dissonance to another without areas of relaxation ex. Petrushka- Igor Stravinsky -Modern era, un. 5 |
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basso continuo |
-continuous base, a figure bass line is played by at least 2 instruments ex. La primavera- Antonio Vivaldi -Baroque era, un. 2 |
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berceuse |
-a type of French lullaby ex. Distant Memories- Alexina Louie -Modern era, un. 5 |
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cha cha |
-latin American dance of Cuban origin, derived from the mambo ex. West Side Story- Bernstein -Modern era, un. 5 |
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chamber music |
-instrumental music w/ 1 instrument per part, music for small ensemble ex. String quartet op. 76 no. 2- Franz Joseph Eine Kleine Nachtmusik- Mozart -Classical era, un. 3 |
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changing meter |
-shift of metrical groupings; music will show changes in time signature ex. Petrushka- Igor Stravinsky -Classical era, un. 3 |
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chromaticism |
- the use of pitches and harmonies outside of the main key centre of a piece for expressive purposes ex. Polonaise in A flat major op. 53- Frédéric Chopin - Romantic era, un. 4 |
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cloches |
- French for bells, a pitched percussion instrument that limits ringing sound when struck w/ mallet ex. Symphonie Fantastique- Hector Berlioz - Romantic era, un. 4 |
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coda |
-a closing section to a large composition. Often appearing in sonatas, typically quite short but can be extensive ex. Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67- Ludwig Van Beethoven - Classical era, un. 3 |
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col legno |
-Indication for string players to use the back of the bow used for dramatic effect. A technique involving tapping the string with the wood of bow ex. Symphonie Fantastique- Hector Berlioz - Romantic era, un. 4 |
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counterpoint |
-the relationship between voices that are interdependent harmonically but are independent in rhythm & contour ex. Well- Tempered Clavier- Johann Sebastian Bach - Baroque era, un. 2 |
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countersubject |
-in a fugue, after the 1st entrance of the subject, a countersubject, a kind of secondary theme, that accompanies further statements of the subject and answer ex. Well- Tempered Clavier- Johann Sebastian Bach - Baroque era, un. 2 |
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cyclical structure |
-a multimovement work that has some kind of unifying feature across all movements ex. Symphony No. 5- Ludwig Van Beethoven - Classical era, un. 5 |
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da capo aria |
-a lyrical song- form used in opera & related genres, ternary form (ABA) ex. Messian- George Frederic Handel - Baroque era, un. 2 |
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development |
-the middle section of a sonata form where 1 or more of the themes from the exposition are explored compositionally, this section often classes with an extended phrase on the dominant to signal the beginning of recapitulation ex. Symphony No. 5 - LV Beethoven - Classical era, un. 3 |
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Dies irae |
-chant from the Requiem Mass concerning Judgement Day- Day of wrath ex. Symphonie Fantastique- Hector Berlioz -Romantic era, un. 4 |
