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25 Cards in this Set
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Concerto
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a multi- movement work that features one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra
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Concerto Grosso - What era is it popular throughout
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a concerto that equally features more than one soloist - popular throughout Baroque era
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Terrace dynamics
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loud and soft sections
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tutti
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all
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Basso Continuo
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Bass line with numbers to indicate chords and harmonies ( player would have to improvise)
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Ritornello Form
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a recuring theme
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counterpoint
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a technical way of composing music in a polyphonic texture, so that each part/voice is truly equal and follows strict rules of harmony and voice
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episode
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transitional sections between presentations of the subject
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stretto
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subject is imitated before it is completed; one voice tries to catch the other
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sequence
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in a melody, the immediate repetition of a melodic patter on a higher or lower point
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imitation
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presentation of a melodic idea by one voice or instrument that is immediately followed by its restatement by another voice or instrument, as in a round
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pedal point
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single tone, usually is the bass which is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it; often found in fugues
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tierce de picardi
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a major chord that finishes a minor piece
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medieval era years?
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400-1400 AD
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Ranaissance era years?
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1400- 1600
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baroque era years?
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1600-1750
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classical era years
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1750-1820
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romantic era years?
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1820-1900
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20th century music years?
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1900->
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what are the order of sharps?
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F, C, G, D, A, E, B - Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
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What is a melisma
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melasmatic writing: multiple notes are heard using the one syllable (Alleluia song)
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What is the Tonic?
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the first note in a scale
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what are the ideals of the classical era?
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balance, refinement, order
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what is homophonic texture?
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clear melody and accompanied
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what is sonata form
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exposition, development, recapitulation (ternary- ABA)
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