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55 Cards in this Set
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opera
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musical drama
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kithara
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instrument of ancient greece, shell of a tortoise used as a body
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aulos
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musical instrument of greece, predecessor of panpipes
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stile recitativo
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early baroque singing
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monodies
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early baroque music, single melody
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intermedi
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short early baroque musical drama before opera
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arias
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italian word for songs
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oratorio
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large scale work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists with a narrator
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testo
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narrator
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sonata
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to sound or to play
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chorale
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simple hymn tune
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overtures
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orchestral introductions to operas
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concerto grosso
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named two groups that are juxtaposed in the compositions
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concerto
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work for orchestral introductions to operas
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terraced dynamics
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baroque style shift in volume
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concerto
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work for orchestra and soloist
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fugue
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composition with a main theme or subject, repeated at different pitch level complex polyphonic composition
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absolute music
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music for music's sake, music without a program
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classical period
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music from 1750-1810 ad
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first movement form
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form of first movement of a symphony
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minuet and trio
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form similar to waltz usually third movement of symphony/ string quartet
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nationalism
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expression of patriotism through the arts
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rondo
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form that has recurring main theme
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scherzo
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joke in italian. rapid version of minuet/trio found in classical/string quartet
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sonata
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any musical piece by instruments
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sonata-allegro form
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form of first movement
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song form
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simple aba form, ternary form
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string quartet
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chamber music for 2 violins, viola, and cello
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waltz
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dance with feeling and emphasis on groups of 3 beats
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art song
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song from 1800s with integrated words and music composed for artistic
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atonality
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lack of tonality
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lied
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song from 1800s used for artistic intent
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nationalism
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expression of patritoism through the arts
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program music
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music created to describe a person, place, or emotion
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realism
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philosophy of excitement, high drama, emotion which is bigger then the arts
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scherzo
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joke in italian, rapid version of minuet/trio
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theme and variations
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musical form based on single theme and variants
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tone poem
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single movement work for orchestra
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alevatory music
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20th century music with elements left to chance or whim of performers
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avant garde
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advance guard, describes musicians and artists who led new moves in arts
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chance music
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20th century music with elements left to chance or whim of performers
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electronic music
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20th century music created by sound resources on tape
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expressionism
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20th century extension of romantic period 1810-1900
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impressionism
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reaction against german romanticism in france within painting
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minimalism
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20th century art and music style
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modern
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present mode
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pantonality
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twelve tone style, all the tonalities
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pointillism
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use of color in art and points of timber
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polyrhythm
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layering of contrasting rhythms
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primitivism
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borrowing of ancient ideas
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tone rows
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use of all twelve notes in an octave
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twelve tone - system
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system by schoenberg to create atonality, no single note has more importance then other notes
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white note music
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music created by using white notes of keyboard
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world music
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contemporary period created through mixing of music from different cultures
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barismal tune
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reality of life
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