Classical Flashcards

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Tenor

A

High male voice

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French horn

A

A brass instrument with a circular shape

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3
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Trumpet

A

The highest brass instrument

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4
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Concerto

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A work of a solo instrument and an orchestra

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5
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Polyphonic

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All the parts played independently

Spaghetti muddled

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Homophonic

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All the parts play a similar tune

Straight spaghetti

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7
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Mezzo soprano

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A voice between a alto and a soprano

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8
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A Capella

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Unaccompanied singing

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9
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Oboe

A

A woodwind instrument with a double reed

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10
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Adagio

A

Slow

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11
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Romantic

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Music written approximately 1750 - 1810

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12
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Clarinet

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A woodwind instrument with a single reed

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13
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Piano

A

A keyboard instrument with strings

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14
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Alberti bass

A

A brass line which goes chord 1-5-3-5

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15
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Major

A

Sounds happy

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16
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Minor

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Sounds sad

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17
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Rondo

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A form where the a section keeps reapeting in different sections

18
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Modulation

A

A change of key

19
Q

Trill

A

Moving quickly and repeatedly between adjacent notes

20
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Drone

A

A note held on or repeated in the bass

21
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Pizzicato

A

Plucking a string instrument

22
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Cardenza

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A showy passage for the soloist alone in the concerto

23
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Themes and variations

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The melody is heard then returns several times with variations

24
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Symphony

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A large work for orchestra usually in 4 movements

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Bassoon
The lowest wood wind instrument it uses a double reed
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Coda
A passage at the end of a piece which finishes it off
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C major
No sharps and flats
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F major
B flat
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G major
F sharp
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A minor
Accidentals
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2 | 4
Two beats in a bar
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3 | 4
Three beats in a bar
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4 | 4
Four beats in a bar
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Pianissmo | PP
Very Quiet
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Piano | P
Quiet
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Mezzo piano | mf
Moderately quiet
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Mezzo forte | mf
Moderately loud
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Forte | F
Loud
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Fortissmo | FF
Very loud
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Rubato
The tempo slightly speeds up and slows down to allow for an expression it literally means robbed time
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Whole tone scale
Every interval is a tone sounds sleepy
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Soprano
Low female voice