Higher Music Concepts

Question 1

Concerto

Answer 1

solo instrument plus orchestra

Question 2

Cadenza

Answer 2

during a concerto when orchestra stops and solo instrument shows off

Question 3

Concerto Grosso

Answer 3

a type of concerto when a concertino (small group of instruments) is combined with a ripieno (main group of instruments)

Question 4

Basso Continuo

Answer 4

bass line played by cello, bass, bassoon or harpsichord

figures written in bass line indicating chords

Question 5

Ritornello

Answer 5

main theme which will return frequently

Question 6

Oratorio

Answer 6

scared work, no acting or staging

Question 7

Recitative

Answer 7

speech like song, text is more important than musical content

Question 8

Obbligato Aria

Answer 8

during an aria when an instrument has a prominent solo

Question 9

Passacaglia

Answer 9

set of variations over a ground bass

Question 10

Antiphonal

Answer 10

one group of instruments or voices answering the other

Question 11

Pavane

Answer 11

slow instrumental dance, two beats in bar

Question 12

Galliard

Answer 12

lively instrumental dance, 3 beats in bar

Question 13

Madrigal

Answer 13

4 part harmony, lyrics light hearted stories, word painting

Question 14

Ballett

Answer 14

similar to madrigal, contains Fa la la la’s

Question 15

Anthem

Answer 15

religious music in english, could be accompanied

Question 16

Motet

Answer 16

sacred choral music in latin, polyphonic and a cappella

Question 17

Mass

Answer 17

sacred religious song sung in latin, polyphonic, a cappella

contains words: kyrie, gloria, benedictus, sanctus

Question 18

Plainchant

Answer 18

sung in latin, modal, a cappella

Question 19

Chamber music

Answer 19

music written for a small instrumental ensemble, one player to a part

Question 20

Coloratura

Answer 20

term for high vocal sining involving scale runs and ornaments

Question 21

Augmentation

Answer 21

doubling size of notes

Question 22

Diminution

Answer 22

halving the size of notes

Question 23

Rondo Form

Answer 23

A B A C, where the first section comes back in between contrasting sections

Question 24

Sonata

Answer 24

work for solo instrument accompanied by piano

Question 25

Lied

Answer 25

song sung in german, voice and piano are equally as important

Question 26

Strophic

Answer 26

every verse has the same tune

Question 27

Through - Composed

Answer 27

a vocal piece with little or no repetition

Question 28

Theme and Variations

Answer 28

clear recognisable melody which is developed in different ways

Question 29

Tone Poem

Answer 29

orchestral piece of music that tells a story

Question 30

Impressionist

Answer 30

contains pentatonic, whole tone and chromatic scales, also parallel chords

Question 31

Minimalist

Answer 31

composers use very basic features, repetition, sequences, tonal harmonies

Question 32

Musique Concrete

Answer 32

recorded natural sound which are used in simple editing techniques, everyday sounds manipulated

Question 33

Expressionism

Answer 33

extremely dissonant harmonies, violent explosive contrasts, high degree of tension, instruments playing forcefully

Question 34

Atonal

Answer 34

music with no sense of tonality or key

Question 35

Sprechgesang

Answer 35

half spoken half sung music is recited