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42 Cards in this Set
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Legato
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smooth playing
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staccato
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choppy playing
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crescendo
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increase in volume
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decrescendo
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decrease in volume
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rhythm
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speed of the beat
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Percussion
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xylophone, timpina, snare drum
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Brass
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trumpet(highest), trombone, french horn, tuba (lowest)
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Woodwinds
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flute, clarinet (1), oboe (2), bassoon (2), piccilo(2), english horn
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Modulation
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change in key
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String Instruments
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violin, viola, cello, bass
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Pizzicato
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plucking
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Lowest human voice
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bass
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Highest human voice
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soprano
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Texture
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density of musical element. Monophony, homophony, polyphony
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Monophony
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1 melody, no accompaniment
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Homophony
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melody+accompaniment, Motzart
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Polyphony
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many sounding, independent lines, Bach, Fugue
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Dynamics
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Volume
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Forte
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loud
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mezzo forte
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moderately loud
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Fortissimo
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very loud
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piano
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soft
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mezzo piano
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moderately soft
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pianissimo
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very soft
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Middle age
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475-1450
Gregorian chant |
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Renaissance
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1450-1600
Desprez, Palestrina Counter Reformation Church Literature |
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Baroque
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1600-1750
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French overture was in which period?
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Baroque
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What is french overture?
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created by Lully, and it has 2 parts. the first is slow and the second is fast
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Monteverdi and what period is he from?
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created the first opera, Orfeo. it had recitite: something recited or spoken.Baroque
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What is the Doctrine of Affections and what period?
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music can evoke emotion; Baroque
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When did basso continuo begin and what is it?
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Baroque and it's a continued baseline
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Who was Vivaldi, and what time period?
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he was known as the Red Priest. He worked at an orphanage for girls and was the father of concertos (450). His most famous concerto was the four seasons, and each one had a sonnet. Also, a lot of concerto grosso
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What is a concerto?
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contest between a soloist and an orchestra
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What is concerto grosso?
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A small group of soloists against an orchestra
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Who was Corelli?
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He was a violinist and corresponds with Vivaldi
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Who was Bach and from what time period was he?
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Baroque; he wasnt discovered until after he died. he wrote concertos and concerto grosso. He was an organist and self taught. He was the master of counterpoint. He created Fugue which was where one voice presented a subject (first theme) and then the subject flies away and another voice comes in with the same theme. He created the church cantata.
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Who is Handel? And what time period?
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Baroque. He was born in Germany. He studied in the attic b/c his dad didnt want him studying music. He traveled to Italy to learn Italian opera, then traveled to London. He played for King George 1. He composed the water music suite, which is a dance suite but with no dancing and was for the ear. He provided the king and the lesser people with evening entertainment. He created the Royal Academy of Music which was an opera company. He created oratorios and wrote carnation music for the royal family.
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Who created oratorios and what are they?
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They are like an opera but without the staging and acting. They are always religious themed and in English. A famous in the Messiah. Handel created them
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Classical Period
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1750-1820
Concerts were open to the public and heard in theaters for the middle class. Comic Opera: created by Motzart and was for the middle class |
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who is Haydn and what period is he in
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Classical; he was born in Austria. He played for Prince Esterhazy, from Hungary. Haydn was his musical servant until the Prince died. His son didnt appreciate music, and fired Haydn, but still paid him. Haydn wrote a farewell symphony for the Prince that was a way for the Prince to get his point that it was time for the musicians to go home. He was known as Papa Haydn because he was the father of the symphanies (104) and string quartet (2 violins, viola, cello). He died at 77. He went to London and played and he received great commission
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who was Mozart? and from what period is he from?
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Classical. His dad taught him to play. He's a musical genius. He is from Salsburg and he traveled to Vienna to learn how to play. He was attracted to the Enlightenment (age of reason) and it inspired him to write operas for the middle class. One of his last pieces was the Magic Flute. He died while composing his Requiem (35 years old) All of his compositions have K ___ which represent a catalog system created by a lawyer named Kochel.
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