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30 Cards in this Set
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classical style
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restrained, objective style of art. spelled with a capital, Classical, refers to western music characteristic of a period from about 1750-1825
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overture
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introductory orchestral piece
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motive
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short melodic phrase that may be effectively developed
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song cycle
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set of songs by one composer, often using texts all by the same poet
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orchestral suite
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several sections of varying character drawn from a larger work, such as a ballet
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program symphony
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multimovement orchestral work whose form is based on programmatic concepts
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symphonic poem / tone poem
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one movement orch. piece whose form is based on programmatic principles
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character piece
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relatively short piano piece in a characteristic style or mood
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atonality
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avoidance of a tonic note and of tonal relationships in music
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impressionism
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style of painting and music that avoids explicit statement, instead emphasizing suggestion and atmosphere
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expressionism
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highly emotional style of art that sought to express disturbed states of mind
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primitivism
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style inspired by primitive works of art, and by the relaxed life of unsophisticated cultures
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experimentalism
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exploration of previously unknown aspects of musical sound
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polymeter
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use of more than one meter at the same time
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polyrhythm
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two or more rhythmatic patterns performed simultaneously
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polytonality
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2+ keys at the same time
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quarter tone
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interval 1/2 way between half steps
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indeterminate music
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music in which some elements of composition are left to the decision of performers or to chance
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neoclassicism
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20th century version of classicism in music
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neoromanticism
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20th century version of a romantic approach to music
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tone cluster
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chord built on seconds
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spiritual
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folklike religious song with a simple tune dev. by African Americans
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rhythm and blues
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broadly, black popular music of 1950s. more specifically, a black popular style in quad meter with strong backbeats and a danceable tempo
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ragtime
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popular piano style in which a syncopated melody in the right hand is accomp. by a regular in the base
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rap
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rapid spoken patter accompanied by hip-hop music
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rock'n'roll
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popular style dev in early 1950s from a combo of country western and rhythm and blues
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jazz
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popular music rooted in Africa that dev in early 20th century.
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new orleans jazz
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music performed by a small combo whose soloist take turns improvising on a given tune
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blues
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vocal style that originated as a kind of AA folk song and became a form of jazz
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bebop
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complex highly improvised style of jazz
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