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44 Cards in this Set
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Impressionism - style period
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harp & flute
no pulse Debussy - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun (only one) |
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orchestration
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the technique of setting instruments in various combinations
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chromatic scale
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consists of an ascending or descending sequence of semitones
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whole tone scale
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scale pattern built entirely of whole tone intervals, common in the music of the French impressionist
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faun
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mythlogical creature which is 1/2 man 1/2 goat
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Expressionism - style period
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German - Extreme highs and lows
Schoenberg - Pierrot lunaire no. 18 (only one) |
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Neoclassicism - sytle period
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Absolute music
Bartok - Interrupted Intermezzo |
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polyrhythm
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the simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns or meters, common in 20th century music and in certain African musics
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polymeter
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Constantly changing meter, sometime with each measure. Used in Western music achieving something of the complexity and suppleness of Asian and African rhythms
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polychords
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20th century composers added more "stories" to such chords, forming highlt dissonant polychords of six and seven notes.
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polytonality
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the simulatneous use of two or more keys, common in 20th century music
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atonality
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total abondonment of tonality (centering in a key). Atonal music moves from one level of dissonance to another, without areas of relaxation
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twelve-tone method - created by Schoenberg (Serialism)
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compositional procedure of the 20th century based on the use of all 12 chromatic tones (in a tone row) without a central tone, or tonic, according to prescribed rules.
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serialism
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method of composition in which various musical elements, (pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tone color) may be ordered in a fixed series.
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tone row
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an arrangement of the twelve chromatic tones that serves as the basis of a twelve-tone composition
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Second Viennese School
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name given to composer Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils Alban Berg and Anton Webern; represents the first efforts in 12-tone composition
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Sprechstimme
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a vocal style in which the melody is spoken at approximate pitches rather than sung on exact pitches, developed by Arnold Schoenberg
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Klangfarbenmelodie
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20th century technique in which the notes of a melody are distrubuted among different instruments, giving a pointillistic texture
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total serialism
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extremely complex, totally controlled music in shich the 12-tone principle is extended to elements of music other than pitch
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ethnomusicology
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compartative study of musics of the world, with a focus on the cultural contect of music
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Ragtime
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late 19th century piano style created by African Americans, characterized by highly syncopated melodies; also played in ensemble arrangements. contributed to early jazz style
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scat singing
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a jazz style that sets syllables without meaning (vocables) to an improvised vocal line
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blue note
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a slight drop of pitch on the 3rd, 5th, or 7th tone of the scale, common in blues and jazz
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vocalise
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a textless vocal melody, as in an exercise or concert piece
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performance art
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multimedia art form involving visual as well as dramatic and musical elements
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aleatoric music
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indeterminate music in which certain elements of the performance (such as pitch, rythym, or form) are left to choice or chance
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open form
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indeterminate contemporary music in which some details of a composition are clearly indicated, but the overall structure is left to choice or chance
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prepared piano
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piano whose sound is altered by the insertion of various materials (metal, rubber, leather, and paper) between the strings; invented by John Cage
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New Romanticism - style period
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minimalist music
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contemporary musical style featuring the repetition of short melodic rythmic, and harmonic patterns with little variation
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Nationalism - style period
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Debussy; Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
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Imp.
Lyrical, sinuous melodies (opening in chromatic), that repeat. Rich instrumental color, with individual timbres that stand out Floating rythm, evocative mood |
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Part II excerpts |
Primitivism
Hugh orch. frces, with constantly changing timbral colors. Violent rhythm conflicts Dissonant harmonic palatte |
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4' 33"
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John Cages silent performance.
Listen for background noises |
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Primitivism - SP
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Heavy handed percussion
Extreme registers dissonance |
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Schoenberg - Pierrot lunaire
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solo female voice with small group intrst.
expressionism |
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Bartok - Interrupted Intermezzo
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Orchestral concerto
loud dissonant string begining notes then soft woodwinds then soft strings neo-classism(SP) |
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Copland - Billy the Kid
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Nationalsim
Set in the American West with use of cowboy songs Orchestral suite |
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Gershwin - Piano Perlude No. 1
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Piano and violin (only one)
elements of jazz and ragtime in classical form |
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Bernstein - West Side Story
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programmatic - based on romeo and juliet
lots of brass in orchestra |
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Crumb - Ancient Voices of Children
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female voice alone - vocalise
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Ligeti - Disorder from Etudes for Piano
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Solo piano work
very fast, rhythmical steady 8th notes with shifting accents |
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Tan Dun - Farewell from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
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film score
cello and erhu (bowed chinese violin), chinese hand drum and western orch. |
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Adams - Road Runner
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chamber orch with synthesizer
minimalism (SP) frenzied pace |