Mus 125 Final

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monophony

Back 1

single melodic texture or sound

Front 2

homorhythm

Back 2

all voices or sounds occur in the same rhythm

Front 3

homophony

Back 3

single melodic voice or sound accompanied by very simple accompaniment

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basso continuo

Back 4

small group of a bass with few other players to fill in the chord (support the singer)

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imitative polyphony

Back 5

echo or layers of voices

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ostinato

Back 6

motif or phrase which is persistantly repeated in the same musical voice (equal sounds)

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fugue

Back 7

highly stylized form of imitative polyphony

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recitative

Back 8

lyrics, sound does not matter, text does

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aria

Back 9

melodt and lyrics

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classical period

Back 10

1750-1825 (1827 beethoven died
does not show much emotion, beauty found in simplicity, emphasis found in simplicity, emphasis on form

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symphony

Back 11

typicall 4 movements:
allegro
largo, adagio, andante
minuet, trio, scherzo
allegro motto prestp\o

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Beethovens 5th symphony

Back 12

4 movements
opening sonata, andante, fast scherzo, attacca

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prima donna

Back 13

lead femal role in opera, self centered

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libretto

Back 14

text of the story

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castrato

Back 15

castrate a young boy yo keep his voice high

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trouser role

Back 16

young boy dresses and sings like a girl

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opera seria

Back 17

serious opera

Front 18

opera buffa

Back 18

comic opera

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piano

Back 19

control the volume played (hammer)
hammer strikes a cord

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harpsichord

Back 20

cannot control the volume (plectrum)
the cord is plucked

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romantic period

Back 21

1820-1900
increased emotionalism, nationalis, exoticism, the "super natural", orchestra size increased

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lied

Back 22

german form for artsong

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program symphony

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hector berlioz
"symphony fantastique"- the symphony is a piece of prgram music which tells the story of an artist gifted with a lively imagination who has poisioned himself with opium in the depths of despair because of hopeless love

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idee fixe

Back 24

fixed idea, theme

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wagnerian music drama

Back 25

richard wagner.
le it motifs- leading motifs
der ring des nibelungen- 4operas in ring cycle, nibelung is the mythological dwarf
festspienaus- bayreuth festival theater (opera house)

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binary form

Back 26

AB (pop goes the weasal)

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ternary form

Back 27

ABA (twinkle twinkle little star)

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program music

Back 28

story in music

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absolute music

Back 29

exists for its own sake, does not tell a story

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sprechstimme

Back 30

animated talking

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coda

Back 31

closing material with something extra at the end

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concerto

Back 32

soloist with accompanying ensemble (orechestra)
typically 3 movements (medfast, slow, fastexcitment)

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sonata allegro form

Back 33

multimovement, allegro=fast, occurs in many different types of music

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a capella

Back 34

singing with no instruments

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ground bass

Back 35

bass line that repeats over and over again

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chromaticism

Back 36

contrast or addition to tonality or diatonicism (major or minor scales)
pitches and chords (naturals, flast and sharps)

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prepared piano

Back 37

piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects between or on the strips or on the hammers

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monody

Back 38

a solo singer and instruemental accompaniment

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medieval period (dates)

Back 39

476-1450 (fall of rome)

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renaissance period (dates)

Back 40

1450-1600

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baroque period (dates)

Back 41

1600-1750 (bach died)

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council of trent

Back 42

martin luther had a reformation, catholic church had a counter reformation. meeting to discuss changes to the church. discussed music in the mass. imitative polyphony was banned because church wanted the text to be the main focus

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ritornello

Back 43

reocurring passage with small changes

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polyphony

Back 44

more than one melodic voice or sound

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serialism

Back 45

cannot pay same note until all 12 notes are played first

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nationalism/folk songs

Back 46

identified musical ideas or motifs from a specefic country or region

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expressionism

Back 47

"the scream" painting

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primitivsm

Back 48

art that borrows visual forms from no western of prehistoric peoples

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crotales

Back 49

antique cymbals. mix of bell and triangle

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minimalism

Back 50

composers take a small idea and repeat it over and over again