Classical Flashcards
Tenor
High male voice
French horn
A brass instrument with a circular shape
Trumpet
The highest brass instrument
Concerto
A work of a solo instrument and an orchestra
Polyphonic
All the parts played independently
Spaghetti muddled
Homophonic
All the parts play a similar tune
Straight spaghetti
Mezzo soprano
A voice between a alto and a soprano
A Capella
Unaccompanied singing
Oboe
A woodwind instrument with a double reed
Adagio
Slow
Romantic
Music written approximately 1750 - 1810
Clarinet
A woodwind instrument with a single reed
Piano
A keyboard instrument with strings
Alberti bass
A brass line which goes chord 1-5-3-5
Major
Sounds happy
Minor
Sounds sad
Rondo
A form where the a section keeps reapeting in different sections
Modulation
A change of key
Trill
Moving quickly and repeatedly between adjacent notes
Drone
A note held on or repeated in the bass
Pizzicato
Plucking a string instrument
Cardenza
A showy passage for the soloist alone in the concerto
Themes and variations
The melody is heard then returns several times with variations
Symphony
A large work for orchestra usually in 4 movements