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1
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when was the baroque period

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1650-1750

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name 3 baroque composers

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Handel, Bach, Vivaldi

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when was the classical period

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1750-1820

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name 3 classical composers

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Beethoven, Hadyn, Mozart

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when was the romantic period

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1820-1910

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name 3 romantic composers

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Chopin, Schuman, Brahms

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when was the modernist period

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1910-1950

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name 3 modernist composers

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Schoenberg, Britten, Shostakovitz

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oratorio

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large scale work for orchestra, chorus and soloists

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basso continuo

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cello or bass (string) plus chord instrument (often harpsichord)

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name 4 other instruments which could be involved in a continuo

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organ, theorbo, guitar, lute

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soprano

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highest female voice

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tenor

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high male voice

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alto

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low female voice

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bass

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low male voice

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treble

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young child’s voice

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17
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falsetto

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high light register of male voice

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18
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mezzo-sporano

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in between soprano and alto

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baritone

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in between tenor and bass

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20
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moving in steps

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conjunct/scalic

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21
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moving in leaps

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disjunct

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22
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forms arpeggios

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triadic

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23
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melody going up/down

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ascending/descending

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transcient

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start of instrument sound

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25
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formant

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middle of sound when kicked in

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26
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homophonic

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chordal

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27
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polyphonic

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or contrapuntal, multiple parts moving independently

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monophonic

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or unison, sometimes octaves. single musical line

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29
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melody and accompaniment

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clear melody plus chord/accompaniment

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30
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acciaccatura

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grace notes played as quickly as possible

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31
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appoggiatura

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leaning note resolved by step to harmony, usually diatonic dissonances

32
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antiphonal

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singing groups/players are spatially separated

33
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trill

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rapid alteration between two notes next to each other

34
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mordent

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written note, note above, written note

35
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lower mordent

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written note, note below, written note

36
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turn

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written note, note above, written note, note below, written note

37
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intervals for major scale

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tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone-tone-semitone

38
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intervals for minor scale

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tone-semitone-tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone

39
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semitone intervals for blues scale

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3-2-1-1-3-2

40
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concerto

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instrumental soloist and orchestra, 3 movements

41
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rondo

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movement with structure ABACAD, common final concerto movement

42
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cadenza

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show off solo from soloist, very hard and often improvised

43
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symphony

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orchestral piece, 4 movements, no soloist

44
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sonata form

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  1. exposition
  2. development
  3. recapitulation
45
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describe the 2 parts of the exposition in sonata form

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1st theme: tonic, minor, homekey
2nd theme: dominant, contrasting key- relative minor

46
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describe the development part of sonata form

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any parts of themes 1 and 2 are developed, moves through a number of keys

47
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describe the recapitulation part of sonata form

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repeat of 1st theme leading to repeat of 2nd theme in home key

48
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more

more…
use of…
more strong…
continuo…

describe 4 features of classical orchestral music

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more instruments in orchestra
use of clarinet
more strong dynamic contrasts
continuo gradually replaced by wind instruments

49
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describe 4 features of classical orchestral music

symmetrical…
tonic..
piano…
harpsichord…

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symmetrical balanced phrases
tonic and dominant movement, (im)perfect cadences
piano becomes more common
harpsichord phased out

50
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staccato

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string technique of detached notes

51
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rubato

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expressive tempo change

52
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legato

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using a bow, smooth

53
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marcato/sforzando

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accented

54
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requiem

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type of mass performed in church, religious work for chorus, orchestra and vocal soloists, huge in scale

55
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melisma

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singing many notes to one syllable

56
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syllabic word setting

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one syllable to a note

57
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describe 5 features of rock music

rep…
common…
ri…
digital…
ba…

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repeated chord progressions
riffs
common instruments: electric guitar, bass, piano, drums, hammond organ, synthesiser, keyboard
digital effects
backbeat

58
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what are some digital effects

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distortion
echo/delay
reverb
ADT

59
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name 5 guitar techniques

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power chords
palm muting
blues scale/pentatonic
hammer ons/pull offs
pitch bend

60
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strophic structure

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verses and chorus with repetition

61
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describe 5 features of film and gaming music

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tonality is important
use of large modern symphony orchestra
leitmotifs
tempo and dynamics used effectively
dissonance

62
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describe 4 features of popular music

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rock instrumentation
samples
digital effects like drum machines and DJ turntables
more music solely computer made

63
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describe 7 features of blues music

primary…
syn…
vocal…
fal…
rhythm…
call…
use of…

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primary chords 1 4 and 5, 12 bar blues
syncopation
vocal techniques like portamento and blues notes
falsetto
swung rhythm
call + response
blues scale in melodies

64
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describe 3 features of Reggae music

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one drop
bubble
skank

65
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describe 3 features of Mbaqanga

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primary chords
drums, saxophone, bass, electric guitar, extras
dancing music

66
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describe zydeco

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similar style to blues, prominent use of accordion

67
Q

describe 7 features of Isicathamiya

aca…
usually 4…
fal…
glis…
pri…
mal…
mel…

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acapella choral tradition in zulu
usually 4 part with call + response
falsetto/ululation
glissando/portamento
primary chords
male singers
melisma

68
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describe Son

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cuban dance/song style
Son clavé rhythm
dumbek, udu, conga, bongo, timbale, clave, laoud

69
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describe the sound of a dumbek

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pingy

70
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describe the sound of a conga

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lower than bongo

71
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describe the sound of timbales

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very resonant, like snares without wires

72
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describe the sound of a cabassa

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metal sliding on wood

73
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describe the sound of a bongo

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higher pitch conga

74
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describe the sound of a udu drum

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woop woop bass sound

75
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describe the sound of a guiro

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like wooden frogs

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