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Chapters 39-46 Flashcards

1
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Chorale prelude

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Ornamented chorale tune for organ

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2
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Orgelbüchlein

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A collection of 46 pieces written by Bach between 1708 and 1713

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Pedal point

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Sustained or repeated pitch usually in the bass line, with harmonies that change around it

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4
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Kapellmeister

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Director of music of both the chapel and court (Bach)

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5
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The Well-Tempered Clavier

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Collection of preludes and fugues by Bach in two books (early 1700s)

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6
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Picardy Third

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Ending a minor piece with a major chord

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7
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Subject

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Repeated theme from a fugue

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8
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Exposition

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Opening section of a fugue where subject is stated

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9
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Countersubject

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Thematically distinctive material

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10
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Invertible counterpoint

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Theme that is moved to another voice

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11
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Fugue

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Contrapuntal composition for two, three, four or five voices that begins with a subject free from counterpoint. Then an imitation in each voice (exposition)

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12
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Obbligato

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Indicates a composer has written a specific part for an instrument

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13
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Partita

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Bach used as another word for suite

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14
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Brandenburg concertos

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Composed by Bach at Cöthen

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15
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Fortspinnung

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Spun out.

Creates an unvarying mood

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16
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The Chorale cantata

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Sacred vocal genre that employs the text and tune of a pre-existing Lutheran chorale

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17
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Violino piccolo

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A small violin usually tuned a minor third higher than the normal violin

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18
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Accompanied recitative

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Soloist singer accompanied

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19
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Colla parte

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Instrumental part doubles vocal line

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20
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Passion

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Musical depiction of Christ’s crucifixion from the Gospels

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21
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Collegium Musicum

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Musicians that came together voluntarily to play the latest music at public places such as a cafe

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22
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Goldberg Variations

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Written by Bach. A collection of 30 variations proceeded and concluded by a simple air passage

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23
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The Art of Fugue

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Collection of fugues and canons all from the same subject and all for keyboard

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24
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Enlightenment

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Movement that dominated the 18th century.

Science, politics and philosophy

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25
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Les philosophes

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French encyclopedia. Principles of social justice, equality and religious tolerance

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26
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Galant style

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18th century music during transition between Baroque and Classical eras.

Graceful, light in texture and generally symmetrical in melodic structure

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27
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Faustina Bordoni

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Wife of Johann Hasse

Prima donna opera singer

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28
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Prima donna

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Diva opera singer that is very talented and demanding

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29
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Pietro Metastasio

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Principle librettist of 18th century opera serian

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30
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Characteristics of opera seria during the 18th century

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  • Praises heroic action of ruler
  • elaborate scenery
  • happy ending
  • castrati lead and tenor or bass is villain or authority figure
31
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Coloratura

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Florid and ornamented passage by a soprano voice

32
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Ballad opera

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Comic opera using re-texted ballads and spoken dialogue

From England!!

33
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Ballad

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Strophic song that tells a lengthy story

34
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Opera buffa

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Comic opera from Italy

35
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Intermezzo

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Musical diversion between acts of a play

36
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La Guerre des Bouffons

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Which style of opera (French or Italian) is the most appropriate and should be used?

Tragedie lyrique or opera buffa?

37
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Opera comique

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French version of opera buffa

38
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Reform opera

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Sought to combine the best of French and Italian styles of comic opera

Both Italian lyricism and French dramatics and expression

39
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Obbligato recitative

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Orchestra is necessary for the desired musical effect

40
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Characteristics of reform opera

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  • restrained vocal style
  • strophic form is favored
  • simple libretto
  • includes dance
41
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Characteristics of comic opera

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  • appeal to more middle class
  • situations from everyday life
  • contained spoken dialogue
  • pantomime and slapstick comedy
42
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Concert symphony

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Three to four movement instrumental work projecting

43
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Consequent phrase

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Four bar complimentary unit that returns piece to tonic key

44
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Mannheim crescendo

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Gradual increase from very soft to very loud

45
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Mannheim rocket

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Triadic theme that Bursts forth as a rising arpeggio

46
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Alberti bass

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Animates simple triads by playing notes in a pattern

47
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Pianoforte

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Plays piano and forte

Narrow range and small tone

48
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Acciaccatura

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Scarlatti invention

Dissonant downbeat chords

49
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Essay in the True Art of Playing the Keyboard

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C.P.E. Bach’s keyboard instruction book

50
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Empfindsamer Stil

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German sensitive style

51
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Fantasia

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18th century

Improvisatory work and unbarred

Creative work

52
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Viennese School

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In Vienna

Mozart, Haydn and young Beethoven

53
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Sonata form

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Classical era

Expansion of rounded binary

Includes an A section called the exposition, development, retransition and recapitulation

54
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Forms of the classical era

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Ternary form

Theme and variations

Rondo form

55
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Symphony

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Classical genre

Large scale instrumental work

Replaced solo concerto and concerto grosso

56
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Concerto

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Classical era

Solo only

Usual violin and keyboard

57
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Divertimento

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Lighter style of music with five movements

58
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Serenade

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Also light style in Vienna

59
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Harmonie

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Independent wind band (german word in Vienna)

60
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String quartet

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Haydn

Violins, viola and cello

61
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Classical era Sonata

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Instrumental chamber music with two, three or rarely four movements

Haydn, Mozart and Clementi

62
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The Esterházy family

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Haydn wrote music for this rich family

For over thirty years

63
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Baryton

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Like a viola da gamba with six strings

64
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Minuet

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Triple meter dance added to the end of a Baroque dance suite

65
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Minuet and trio

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Rounded binary

Sometimes included in a symphony:
Fast/slow/minuet and trio/fast

66
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Concertante

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Haydn

Instruments regularly emerge from texture

67
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Sturm und drang

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Storm and stress

68
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Emperor quartet

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Reflects the Napoleonic Wars

69
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Paris Symphonies

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Haydns six symphonies (82-87)

70
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London Symphonies

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Haydn wrote these in London

They made him a lot of money (the most out of any other place he wrote music)

71
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Cadenza

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Expanded cadence before a soloist performs

72
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Singspiel

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German!! opera buffa

Light comic opera with spoken dialogue

73
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Sonata rondo form

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Mozart

Combination of sonata and a rondo

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