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25 Cards in this Set
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notes or chords ending a section of music
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cadence
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an improvised passage for the soloist in the concerto, or sometimes in other works
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cadenza
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music played by small groups, such as string quartet or a piano trio
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chamber music
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a three movement work for an instrumental soloist and orchestra
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classical concerto
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a large group of instruments playing together
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classical orchestra
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the concluding section of a piece or a movement, after the main elements of the form have been presented
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coda
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the process of expanding themes and short motives into larger sections of music
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development
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an 18th century genre of light instrumental music, designed for entertainment
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divertimento
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the first section of a fugue or a sonata for movement
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exposition
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the technique of reducing a theme or fragmentary motives
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fragmentation
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monophonic texture in which subtly different versions of a singlemelody are presented simultaneously
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Heterophonic Texture
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a musical texture that involves only one melody of real interest, combined with chords or other subsidiary sounds
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homophony
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a popular 17th and 18th century dance in moderate triple meter, also a movement in sonata, symphony, etc based on this dance
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minuet form
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an 18th century movement in the art returning to Greek and Roman models
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neoclassicism
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italian comic opera
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opera buffo
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the third section of a sonata - form movement
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recapitulation
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in sonta form, the passage leading from the end of the development section into the beginning of the recapitulation
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retransition
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a musical form consisting of one main theme or tune alternating with themes or sections (ABACA, ABACABA)
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Rondo
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a style of composition in the 18th century and characterized by a high degree of ornamentation and lightnesss of expression
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Rococo
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a chamber music piece in several movements, typically for three main instruments plus continuo in the Baroque Period, and for only one or two instruments since then
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sonata
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a form developed by the Classical composers and used in almost all the first movements of their symphonies, sonatas, etc...
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Sonata Allegro form
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an instrumental group consisting of two violins, viola, and cello; or a piece composed for this group;or the four players themselves
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String Quartet
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a large orchestral piece in several movements
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symphony
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a three part musical form in which the last section repeats the first: ABA form
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Ternary Form
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a form consisting of a tune plus a number of variations on it
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Theme and Variation Form
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