exam Flashcards
What are the four voices in a choir?
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
What is the Sitar?
An Indian String intrument
What is the Sarangi?
An Indian is a fretless bowed instrument
What is the Bansuri?
An Indian Wooden flute
What is the Tala?
The tal is a repeating rhythm pattern usually played by the tabla
What is a Kora?
An African Harp
What wind instruments do they have in Africa?
flutes (often made out of bamboo)
horns and trumpets
reed pipes
What other instruments do they have in Africa?
rattles, shakers, gongs and rasps.
What is a maraca?
carribean percussion instrument: hand-held shakers
What music styles are there in the carribean?
Salsa, Calypso, Mento, Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady, Merengue
con sordino
with mute
arch-shape form
ABCBA
cadenza
an improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists, usually in a “free” rhythmic style
continuo
an accompanying part which includes a bass line and harmonies, typically played on a keyboard instrument (baroque)
da capo aria
is a musical form that was prevalent in the Baroque era. It is sung by a soloist with the accompaniment of instruments, often a small orchestra.
cyclic form
musical composition that employs the same theme in several movements
ground bass
a short theme, usually in the bass, which is constantly repeated as the other parts of the music vary.
minuet & trio
Minuet and Trio form has a special type of compound tenary design (in which each of the sections has its own small form)
strophic form
songs in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music.
scherzo & trio
The term can also refer to a fast-moving humorous composition that may or may not be part of a larger work.
double stopping
he technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a bowed stringed instrument
name some different types of instrumental ensembles
woodwind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon) string quartet (two violins, viola, and cello) brass quintet (two trumpets or cornets, one French horn, one trombone, and one tuba)
augmentation
doubling note lengths
diminution
halfing of note lengths
acciaccatura
crushed grace note (off the beat)
appoggiatura
grace note (effects the next note)
difference between a drone and a pedal?
a drone can be more than one note
