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34 Cards in this Set
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Soprano |
High female voice |
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Treble |
Boy's high unbroken voice |
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Mezzo soprano |
Medium high female voice |
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Counter-tenor |
Male alto/soprano. Sometimes referred to as falsetto |
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Alto |
High male/low female voice |
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Baritone |
Medium male voice |
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Bass |
Lowest male voice |
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Syllabic |
>One syllable to one note. >Used in hymns |
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Melismatic |
Lots of notes to one syllable |
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Concertante |
"Little ensemble". Often formed of two violins against a larger string orchestra |
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Repieno |
Instruments accompanying the concertante. >Harpsichord or string orchestra accompaniment |
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Tutti |
When the repieno and concertante play together. Everyone plays at the same time |
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Continuo |
Accompaniment of a harpsichord or organ to fill in harmonies and textures. |
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Ritornello form |
A main theme that returns at various movements throughout the piece. Maybe be the same each time or slightly altered in contrasting keys time or slightly altered in contrasting keys time or slightly altered in contrasting keys |
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Sonata |
Solo instrument accompanied by cello and harpsichord (continuo) Usually has 3 or 4 contrasting movements |
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Rhythm |
Note value Eg- triplets, dotted rhythm, ostinatos, syncopation |
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Strophic |
A A A A |
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Binary |
A B |
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Ternary |
A B A |
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Rondo |
A B A C A |
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Perfect cadence |
Chord V to I eg- G to C. Sounds finished |
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Plagal |
From chord IV to I eg- F to C. Sounds softer than perfect cadence |
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Comma |
Can be followed by anything except chord I eg- G to A. Chord V to VI |
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Inperfect cadence |
Perfect cadence but backwards. Chord I to V. Eg- C to G |
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Diatonic |
Using notes that sound out of key or "wrong" |
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Glissando |
Continuous slides up and down between two notes |
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Retrograde |
Backwards and upside down/inverted |
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Sonata form |
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Baroque- Terraced dynamics |
Goes from loud to quiet (vice verca) suddenly. No crescendos or diminuendos |
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Baroque Dance Suite- Allemande |
Moderate tempo 4/4 time Stately lady like |
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Baroque Dance Suite- Courante |
Fast tempo 3/4 tempo and use of dotted rhythms Lively character |
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Baroque Dance Suite- Sarabande |
Slow tempo 3/2 time Serious Emphasis on 2nd beat |
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Baroque Dance Suite- Gigue |
Fast tempo 6/8 time Liveliest Triplet melodies Wide leaps in melodies |
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Baroque Dance Suite- Minuet |
Moderate tempo 3/4 time Elegant Each section is repeated A B A B (binary form) |
