final Flashcards
What are the musical classical forms?
Cantata, Fugue, Mass, Oratorio, Concerto, and Symphony,
Musical form of Cantata?
Usually choral work with one or more soloists and an instrumental ensemble, has several movements. Played in lutheran churches in the baroque period.
Musical form of Mass?
A sacred Choral composition; which consists of five sections: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.
Musical form of Oratorio?
A large-scale compostion, uses a Chorus, vocal soloists, and an orchestra. Apart of the baroque period.
Musical form of Concerto?
Extended composition for an instrumental soloist and orchestra, and was apart of the classical period. Contains three movements, which is first fast, second slow, and third fast.
Musical form of Symphony?
An orchestral composition, usually in four movements, a symphony typically last between 20 and 45 mins. Apart of the classical period.
Musical form of Fugue?
A polyotonic composition based on one main theme or subject, can be written for a group of instruments or voices or for a single intrumental like an organ or harpsichord. An extremely fexible form.
Employing major and minor scales and keys we discussed previously realive to pitch
Tonality
Comprises of reoccuring pulses and accents that create identifiable patterns.
Rhythm
Monophony, polyphony, and homophony
Texture
Element of fiction: Told through the medium of letters written by one or more of the characters
Epistolary
Element of fiction: Pseudomidieval fiction with a prevailing atmosphere of mystery and terror
Gothic
Element of fiction: Set in a period of history and attempting to portray the spiriy, manners, and social conditions of the time with realistic detail and faithfulness to historical facts
Historical
Element of fiction: Finely detailed observations of the customs, values, and mores of a highly developed and complex society
Manners
The adventures of a rogue or lowborn adventurer
Picaresque
