End Of Year Test Flashcards
Monophonic
One single melody or line
Polyphonic
Two or more independent sounds
Homophonic
Clear melody and accompaniment
Parallel motion
Two or more lines moving in the same direction
Woodwind instruments
Piccolo Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon Recorder
String instruments
Bowed: Violin Cello (violin cello) Viola Double bass
Plucked: Mandolin Banjo Guitar Harp
Brass instruments
Saxophone French horn Tuba Trombone Trumpet
Improvisation
Make up on the spot
Blues scale
C, Eb, F, Gb, G, Bb, C
Blues 12 bar chord progression
C, C, C, C, F, F, C, C, G, F, C, C
I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, I
Baroque period
1600-1750
Classical period
1750-1820
Baroque meaning
Music composed in the baroque era. 1600-1750
Ground Bass/ Basso Continuo
Ground bass is a long repeating pattern played by the bass instruments
Basso continuo is the name of the group of instruments playing the bass part, which is one keyboard instrument (organ or harpsichord) with on other (cello or bassoon)
Harpsichord
A small keyboard instrument from the baroque era