Chapter 4 - The Modern Era Flashcards
Antique Cymbals
finger cymbals
Arch Form
a sectional structure where repetition is reversed (ex. ABCBA); gives symmetry
Atonality
the total absence of any tonal centre or key
Ballet
a highly stylized type of dance which often tells a story
Berceuse
French lullaby
Cha Cha
a popular Cuban dance of the 1950’s that came from the mambo
Changing Meter
the changes of time signature
Choreography
the art of designing the dance steps and movements in a ballet/musical
Expanded Tonality
the use of extremely chromatic harmony within a key
Expressionism
a technique in music and art that used exaggeration, distortion, and even the grotesque
Flutter Tongue
a technique of playing a wind instrument as if rolling an “r” that makes a fluctuating pitch
Folk Song
songs of unknown authorship that are passed down through oral tradition instead of being written down
Habeñera
a Spanish dance
Hemiola
grouping notes in threes, then in twos, or vice versa
Impressionism
a technique in music and art which explored light, contour, and sound
Impressionism in Music
a style in which pulse is obscured, harmony is expanded, and new orchestral sounds are used
Glissando
a sweep across all the tones (ex. on a piano or harp)
Mambo
an Afro-Cuban dance from the 1940s and 50s in 4/4 time with rhythmic ostinatos
Modal Scales
use of scales (modes) in which the pattern of whole steps and half steps is different from conventional major and minor scales (ex. Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian)
Musical
an American genre; a play with spoken dialogue but featuring songs, dances, and choruses with staging (sets, costumes, lighting)
Petrushka Chord
a dissonant polychord consisting of a C major and F-sharp major arpeggio played together used by Stravinsky in his ballet Petrushka
Polytonality
the simultaneous use of two or more keys
Senza Misura
meaning “without measure;” played freely, not in strict time
Symbolism
a literary technique where an object or person represents a theme, emotion, or concept
