Classical music - Mozart Operas Flashcards
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Melody
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- Ornamentation.
- Periodic phrasing.
- Antecedent and consequent phrases.
- Doubling in 3rds/ compound 3rds/ 6ths.
- Consonant.
- Melodic sequences.
- Arc-shaped melodies.
- Scalic/triadic writing in melody.
- Augmented 4th interval to add colour.
- Patter.
- Appoggiaturas to signal longing.
- Melody usually within an octave range (singable).
- Uses mainly intervals of 2nds and 3rds.
- Non-harmony notes - passing, auxiliary, anticipatory.
- Melodic motifs.
- Motivic variation/fragmentation.
- Compound melody.
- Intervallic augmentation/diminution.
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Harmony
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- Clear-cut cadences e.g. Perfect/imperfect at the end of phrases.
- Functional harmony.
- Harmonic sequences.
- Preparation - suspension - resolution.
- Dominant pedal/preparation.
- Parallel 3rds and 6ths.
- Augmented/Neapolitan chords to add colour.
- Circle of fifths.
- Repeated cadence patterns at the end of numbers.
- Increased harmonic rhythm towards cadence points.
- Standard cadential progressions I-IV-V-I or I-IIb-V-I.
3
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Rhythm
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- Rhythmic motifs.
- Motor rhythms.
4
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Tonality
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- Modulations to closely related keys e.g., the dominant/relative minor.
- Diatonic.
- Use of secondary dominants to modulate.
5
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Texture
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- Imitation.
- Stretto.
- Melody-dominated homophony.
- Sustained woodwind chords.
- Use of rests.
- Pauses - fermata.
- Monophony for emphasis.
- Alberti bass (broken chords in the bass).
- Repetition.
- Cross phrasing = Susanna and Marcellina duet.
- Thicker orchestral texture used to add emphasis on certain words.
- Antiphony - imitative - non-imitative.
6
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Dynamics
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- Terraced dynamics.
- Sforzandos and Fortepianos.
7
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Structure and form
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- Allusion to sonata form.
- Binary/ternary/rondo/sonata form.
- Different types of aria like buffo or rage.
8
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Instrumentation
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- Predominantly strings and woodwind.
- Varied articulation - pizz - arco etc.
- Horn call to signal aristocracy.
- Horns used for pedal points.
- Timpani tuned to tonic and dominant.