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And The Glory Of The Lord Flashcards

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Oratorio

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Large scale vocal and orchestral work based on the bible

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The Messiah

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The oratorio from which And The Glory Of The Lord is taken

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3
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Affect

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The mood or feel of the whole piece - in this case it is triumphant

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Motif

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Short melodic idea or theme

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5
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Imitation

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One part repeating what another part has just played

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Pedal Note

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Repeated note

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Sequence

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A melodic idea repeated a note higher or lower

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Melisma

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One syllable sung over several notes

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Diatonic

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A scale of 7 notes - can either be major or minor

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Modulation

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Changing key

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Which key does this piece start and end in?

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A major

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12
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Which two keys does this piece modulate to?

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B major and E major

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13
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Basso Continuo

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Bass line and chords played by the cello and chamber organ

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Perfect Cadence

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Two chords which sound finished and completed. I-V

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Plagal Cadence

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Two chords which finish a phrase. Plagal doesn’t sound as completely finished as perfect

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Soprano

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Highest female voice

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Alto

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Low female voice

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Tenor

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High male voice

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Bass

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Low male voice

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Homophonic

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Melody and accompanying parts. They all ‘move’ together rhythmically

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Monophonic

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Just one line (this happens only once in this piece)

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Polyphonic

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Intertwining melody ideas

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Contrapuntal

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2 intertwining melody ideas

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Counterpoint

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2 intertwining melody ideas

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Terraced Dynamics

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Sudden changes with no graduation

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p

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piano / quiet

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f

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forte / loud

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What is the time signature of the piece?

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3

4

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Hemiola

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Rhythms in groups of 3 and two played together

30
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Allegro

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Fast

31
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Adagio

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Slow

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