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1
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What was the romantic era

A

A style of western art music composed from approximately 1850 to 1910

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What is incidental music

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Music composed to accompany the action of a play, television programme, radio programme, video game or film to fill the intervals between scenes.

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Orchestral suite

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A set of pieces from music that was originally composed for a ballet or play arranged into a suite to be played in a concert setting

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Intermezzo

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A piece of music played between between the scenes or acts of an opera or play

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5
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Farandole

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A lively dance from provence usually in 6/8 time

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Tutti

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All insturements play

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Canon/imitation

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One group of insturements starts to play the tune, and then another group and then another group imitates the tune two beats later

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Counterpoint

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Two independant melodied heard at the same time

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Ma con moto

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But with motion

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Allegro

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Fast

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Deciso

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Decisively

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Vivo

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With life

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14
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Tempo di marcia

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Tempo of a march

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Allargando

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The music gets slower with a broader tone

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Rit.

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Gradually get slower

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Cresc

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Get louder

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Molto

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Much

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Dim.

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Gradually get softer

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Poco a poco

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Little by little

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21
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Accent

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The start of the note is emphasised

22
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Martellato

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As loid as an accent and as short as a staccato

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Staccato

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Shorten the note

24
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Sforzando

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Suddenly loud

25
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Aciaccatura

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(Crushed note) the first note is okayed very quickly with almost no time value

26
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Slur

A

Play the notes without separation

27
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Tremelo

A

A trembling effect caused by repeatedly playing the same note rapidly with the bow

28
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Pizzicato

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Plucked

29
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Arco

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Bowed

30
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8va

A

Play notes an octave above written

31
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What is the insturementation in intermezzo?

A 
Flute 
Oboe
Clarinet
Basson
Saxaphone
Horn
Cornet
Timpani
Harp
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
32
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Tonality

A

Eb major

33
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Time signature

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4/4

34
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Mood

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Solemn

35
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Form

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ABA1

36
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Tempo

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Andante moderato ma con moto

Allegro moderato

37
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Texture

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Homophonic

38
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Musical features - broken chords

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The violin and viola play a broken chord accompaniment at the beginning of section 2

39
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Musical features- dynamic changes

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Bars 1-4 played fff but bars 5-8 pp
9-12 are played fff but bars 13-16 played pp
Bars 17-45 feature contrasting dynamics

40
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Musical features - tempo changes

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Section A is played andante moderato ma con moto with ritardando at the end
Section b changes to allegreto moderato and changes to allargando at the the end.
Section A1 is back to original tempo

41
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Farandole insturementation

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Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet 
Horns
Trumpets
Cornets
Trombones
Timpani
Tambourin
Bass drum
Cymbals
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola 
Cello
Double bass
42
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Key

A

D minor/D major/B minor

43
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Time signature

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2/2 and 2/4

44
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Mood

A

Lively

45
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Form

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A B A and B

46
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Tempo

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Allegro deciso

Alegro vivo e deciso

47
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Texture

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Homophonic and polyphonic

48
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Musical features- canon

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Bassoons, horns, violas and cellos imitate oboes, clarinets and violins bars 9-15

49
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Musical features- counterpoint

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The B theme (farandole) is played by flue, oboe, clarinet and violin while the A them (march) is played by horn, cornet and trombone

50
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Musical feature- key changes

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Changes from D minor to D major for the farandole dance tune at bar 17
Changes from D major to B minor at bar 101

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