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28 Cards in this Set
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Baroque
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the period between 1600 and 1750
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Basso Continuo (Figured Bass)
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a bass part with numbers indicating the chords to be played with it
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Texture
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the way the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic materials are combined in a composition
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Subject
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the main theme
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Countersubject
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a melody that accompanies the main theme
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Augmentation of a melody
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doubling the length of a note
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Tremolos
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the wavering of a note
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Classical Era
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1750 - 1820
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String Quartet
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a group made up of 2 violins, a cello and a viola
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Motives
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a leading phrase that is reproduced and varied throughout a piece
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Theme and Variation
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a theme that is changed and repeated during a piece
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Concerto
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a composition for a solo instrument that is accompanied by an orchestra
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Program Music
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music that is intended to evoke images, paint a picture
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Chromatic Harmony
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Harmony (chords) that are not set in the same key signature as the piece
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Exoticism
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music influenced by foreign influences, eg Egypt or Asia
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Glissandro
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a rapid slide up or down a scale
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Dissonance
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a clash of notes that needs to be resolved
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Polytonality
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the simultaneous use of 2 or more chords in a composition
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Ostinato
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a continually repeated phrase or rhythm
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Polyrhythm
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2 sets of time signature at the same time
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Concept of Pitch
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the frequency of a note
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Definite pitch
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a note that can be sung
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Indefinite pitch
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a note that cannot be sung
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Phrase
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where you feel the natural breath will occur in the melody
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Range of a Melody
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the highest to lowest note in the melody
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Tonality
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the key of the piece, wether it is major or minor
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Improvising the melody
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Making up the melody as you go along
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Name 2 ways of playing a chord
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