Definitions

Question 1

Anacrusis

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Anacrusis: is an upbeat to a piece, the beat is taken from the final bar of the piece and played at the beginning instead.

Question 2

Ternary Form

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Ternary Form: a piece of music consisting of two contrasting sections followed by a repetition of the first section

Question 3

Syncopation:

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Syncopation: a musical rhythm that stresses the weak beat instead of the strong beat.

Question 4

Sequences

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Sequences: is a repetition of a musical phrase at a higher or lower pitch.​

Question 5

Syllabic

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Syllabic: each syllable of text is matched to a single note

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Melismatic:

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Melismatic: one syllable is spread over several different notes.

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Gregorian chant:

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Gregorian chant: the traditional music for Latin Texts in the worship of the Catholic Church

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Strophic Form

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Strophic Form: All verses of text are sung to the same music

Question 9

Art Song

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A song where a poem is set to music by a known composer.

Question 10

Octave

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A series of eight notes

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Interval

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The distance in the pitch between two notes

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Chord

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When two or more notes are played at the same time

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Triad

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A chord containing three notes

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Triassic leaps

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When leaps are based on the notes of a triad

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Ornamentation

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When a melody is embellished or ornamented

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Sonnet

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A poem with a certain amount of lines structured to it

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Solo Concerto (from the baroque era)

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A piece of music composed for a soloist, accompanied by and instrumental group. Know as tutti.

E.g in spring concerto solo violin is the solo instrument

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Ritornello theme

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Ritornello theme returns again and again.

Question 19

Basso continuo

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System used to provide the higher melody instruments with a solid harmonic accompaniment

Question 20

Cadenza

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A feature of the concerto. The tutti pause and remains silent while the soloist improvise showing his/hers technical skill

Question 21

Programme Music

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Music which tells a story or describes a scene

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Episode

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Contrasting sections that occurs between the main theme

Question 23

Sonata

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A composition for an instrumental soloist, often with piano accompaniment

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Lied

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A type of German song, especially in the Romantic era. Typically solo voice with piano accompaniment

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Symphony

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A musical composition for full orchestra

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Tone poem

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A piece of orchestral music on a descriptive theme

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Intermezzo

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A piece of music played between 2 scenes of a play

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Farandole

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A lively dance from Provence in France

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Canon

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Imitation at a fixed distance

Question 30

Antiphonal dialogue

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Call and response between instruments and voices