Listening Flashcards
What is a mordent?
An ornament where a note is played the the note above/below then back to the original note
(sounds similar to a trill but short)
What is mode/modal?
The early scales, sounds old
eg. Dorian mode
What is a recitative?
Music follows the rhythm of speech, used to tell story quickly
What is a sonata?
A work for solo piano, solo instrument and piano
What is soul music?
Motown music
> funky, blues, gospel influences
What is diminution?
A decrease in the length of notes
sounds sped up
What are irregular time signatures?
Time signatures with an unusual number of beats in a bar eg. 7
Sounds weird and hard to count/listen to
What is a basso continuo?
in baroque period: Plays the bass part in a concerto Grosso. it supports 1 or more melodies
What is a ripieno?
The larger group of instrumentalists in a concerto grosso
What is a concertino?
A small group of soloists in a concerto grosso
What is a concerto grosso?
An orchestra in the baroque period featuring a small and big group
What is a da capo aria?
An aria in ternary form (ABA) 3rd section is often ornamented
What is an acciaccatura?
An ornament
>a crushed note played very quickly
What are the minor scales featured?
Harmonic minor - snake charmer, middle eastern
Melodic minor - minor scale mixed with whole tone, sounds wrong
What is an interrupted cadence?
A 6th chord at the end of a phrase, sounds unfinished
minor 6th chord
