Cello Flashcards

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1
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Who’s Goltermann

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German cellist from the romantic period, he wrote concertos sonatas and studies. He died in 1898

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2
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Allegro vivace

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Lively and fast

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3
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8va

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Octava - octave higher

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4
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Precipitando sin al fine

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Hurrying, quicker toward the end

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5
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Con fuco o

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With fury, fiery manner

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6
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Piu mosso

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Faster

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7
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Leggiero

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Lightly

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8
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Sfz

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Sforzando, notes accented with force

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9
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2a____

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Stay on D string

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10
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Sulla punto d’arco

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At the point of the bow

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11
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Calando

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Softer and slower

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12
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Allegro quasi presto

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Fast and lively as if it were presto

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13
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Caprice themes

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G minor main motive, modulates to Bb minor and had a circle of fifths progression

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14
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Who was Piatti

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An Italian cellist from the romantic period died in 1901

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15
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What is a caprice

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Pieces with lively and unpredictable character, frequently written as technical studies

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16
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Romantic period composers

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Chopin, Brahms , Tchaikovsky

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17
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Sempre f

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Always forte

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18
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Time of tarantella

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Compound duple

19
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What is a tarantella

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Fast Italian dance in 6/8 , has fast perpetual motions - popper also wrote

20
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Tarantella keys

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A minor main theme - cmajor modulation then a major then a minor

21
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Tarantella form

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Rondo form - ABACA

22
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What is a gigue

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Lively dance in compound time from England Scotland and Ireland. Many baroque suites end with it

23
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Gigue form

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Binary

24
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What is a minuet

A

Stately dance in triple time , with small dance steps

25
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Minuet form

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Binary

26
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What is a sarabande

A

Slow stately dance of Spanish origin in triple time

27
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Sarabande form

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Binary

28
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What is an allemande

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Dance of moderate speed and serious character that begins with an anacrusis and usually in quadruple time

29
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Allemande origin

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From Germany

30
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Allemande form

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Binary

31
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Bach 6 suites for cello

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Composed around 1720

32
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What is a suite

A

Collection of dance pieces each in the same key

33
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BWV

A

Index of backs works , an identification number

34
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Bach

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German composer from baroque period , died in 1750

35
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What is a courante

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Fast dance in triple time that begins with an anacrusis

36
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What does courante mean

A

Running in French and italian

37
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Courante form

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Binary

38
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Prelude structure

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Free formal with few internal cadences it is mostly in tonic and dominant keys

39
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Prelude

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Introductory movement, not dance

40
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When was the romantic period

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1810-1900

41
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When was the baroque period

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1600-1750

42
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Baroque composers

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Handel , Purcell, Scarlatti

43
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Caprice

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This perpetual-motion Caprice in G-minor combines broken double-stops in the left hand

44
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Prelude sections

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3 broad 13.36.63