genres and textures

Question 1

monophony

Answer 1

one melody line

Question 2

polyphony

Answer 2

independent melodies

Question 3

imitative polyphony

Answer 3

individual parts share melody pieces - points of imitation

Question 4

micropolyphony

Answer 4

polyphony so closely spaced that individ parts are indiscernible

Question 5

homophony

Answer 5

melody + accomp

Question 6

aria

Answer 6

song for solo voice, sometimes with larger ensemble playing accomp

Question 7

aria chars

Answer 7

metric, melodious, repeating text frags (like how a is repeated?), melismas

Question 8

monody, style and texture

Answer 8

single vocal melody over inst accomp (homophonic)

Question 9

lament aria

Answer 9

poem or song expressing grief, regret, mourning

Question 10

lament aria chars

Answer 10

descending basso ostinato (repeating ground bass) in triple meter

Question 11

art song/lied

Answer 11

poetry in the form of monody for solo voice and piano accomp

Question 12

art song forms

Answer 12

strophic, modified strophic, or through-composed

Question 13

ballet/ballet score

Answer 13

the music….. for ballet

Question 14

cantata can be (function)

Answer 14

sacred or secular (both, like how ta is repeated. most ridiculous mnemonic award)

Question 15

cantata ensemble

Answer 15

solo vocal, basso cont, and sometimes other instruments solo is like can, bc is like tata bc ta repeats like its “continuoso”

Question 16

cantata mvts

Answer 16

one but different sections of aria, rec, arioso, + diff metres and tempos

Question 17

chamber

Answer 17

small ensemble. NOT A GENRE.

Question 18

chant

Answer 18

monophonic, a cappella, sacred vocal music, latin text, nonmetrical

Question 19

character piece

Answer 19

one mvt (like one character) for solo piano

Question 20

character piece title

Answer 20

descriptive, like describing.. a character (mood, scene, type of song or dance)

Question 21

character piece length

Answer 21

2-7 min

Question 22

character piece model

Answer 22

bel canto aria

Question 23

char piece texture

Answer 23

homophonic

Question 24

nocturne

Answer 24

“night piece” - type of character piece

Question 25

concerto mvts

Answer 25

usually 3 - syllables

Question 26

concerto ensemble

Answer 26

inst soloist(s) and orch with basso cont

Question 27

concerto grosso

Answer 27

just a small ensemble (2+) with orch and basso cont

Question 28

cycle

Answer 28

collection of music published together with other unifying characteristics - key ptn, motives, subjects

Question 29

double concerto, triple, quadruple, octuple, who cares

Answer 29

for the specified amount of soloists

Question 30

fantasia

Answer 30

solo inst, virtuosic and improv style, based on one theme with variation

Question 31

fantasia mvts

Answer 31

1. like the amount of times you played the theme by thomas tallis

Question 32

film score

Answer 32

u know

Question 33

mass/mass mvt

Answer 33

just a part of mass

Question 34

motet

Answer 34

sacred choral music

Question 35

motet ensemble

Answer 35

vocal unaccomp

Question 36

motet texture

Answer 36

polyphonic

Question 37

music drama who

Answer 37

wagner

Question 38

music drama story based on

Answer 38

german epics, norse mythology

Question 39

music drama musical chars

Answer 39

endless melody, chromatic harmony, crazy vocal pts

Question 40

music drama theme was called

Answer 40

leitmotif

Question 41

music dramas were (emile likes wagner bc)

Answer 41

nationalist

Question 42

oratorio

Answer 42

basically an opera without the play

Question 43

oratorio function/subject

Answer 43

created as secular but can be both

Question 44

opera when + where

Answer 44

1600, venice frannie went to see madama butterfly for her 16th (probably)`

Question 45

buffa situation and people

Answer 45

silly - contemp situations, common ppl

Question 46

buffa acts

Answer 46

2 - 2 syllables

Question 47

seria people

Answer 47

serious - aristocratic

Question 48

seria acts

Answer 48

3 - syllables

Question 49

piano trio

Answer 49

piano violin cello

Question 50

piano quintet

Answer 50

piano and quartet

Question 51

recitative

Answer 51

imitates speech with basso cont

Question 52

requiem mass

Answer 52

funeral mass

Question 53

singspiel

Answer 53

german comic opera

Question 54

singspiel type of speech

Answer 54

dialogue, not rec, for speaking AND music

Question 55

sonata mvts

Answer 55

multi mvt (?)

Question 56

sonata ensemble

Answer 56

solo instrument(s) + basso cont OR solo keyboard

Question 57

song cycle/of art songs

Answer 57

art songs published together based on unifying chars

Question 58

string quart mvts

Answer 58

4 (as in quartet)

Question 59

suite types

Answer 59

1 - multi mvt collection of dances 2 - multi mvt programmatic mvts with individ descriptive titles, pub together under 1 desc title 3 - multi mvt excerpts from larger work like ballet

Question 60

symph poem/tone poem

Answer 60

1mvt work for orch w descriptive title; no rules

Question 61

FAKE GENRE ALERT: symphonic sketches

Answer 61

i guess like a not quite symphony and something programmatic

Question 62

symphony

Answer 62

multi mvt (4) inst genre for orchestra

Question 63

symphony + string quart classical model

Answer 63

1 - allegro, sonata, longest 2 - adagio, theme + vars, contrasting key 3 - moderato, maybe tonic, dance, brief + light 4 - fast, tonic, rondo/sonata, light, lively

Question 64

symphony + string quart classical model

Answer 64

1 - allegro, tonic, sonata, longest 2 - adagio, contrasting, theme + vars, contrasts 1st mvt 3 - moderato, tonic or contrasting, dance, brief 4 - fast, tonic, rondo/sonata, light

Question 65

vocalise

Answer 65

the voice but not speaking

Question 66

woodwind quartet

Answer 66

flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon