Literacy Flashcards by Dylan Russell

Q

Basso continuo

A

Bass line

Harpsichord and cello

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Ripieno

A

Big group in concerto grosso

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Concerto

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Solo instrument and orchestra

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Impressionist

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20th century

Music based on paintings

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Exposition

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1st movement in sonata form

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Subject

A

The theme

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Ritornello

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Bit of music that keeps coming back

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Coloratura

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High decorative singing

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Interrupted cadence

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Ends on chord 6

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Passacaglia

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Variations over a ground bass

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Mode

A

Early scales

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Inverted pedal

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Sustained/repeated note in an upper part

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Con sordino

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Muted (trumpet)

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Chamber music

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Small group of instruments (string quartet)

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Sonata form

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Exposition
Development
Recapitulation

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Music concrete

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Music based on natural sounds (cash register at the start of money)

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Time changes

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Music changes time signature

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Da capo aria

A

Song from an opera (ABA)

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Glissando

A

Sliding from one note to another

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Atonal

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No key

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3 against 2

A

Triplets against quavers

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Adagio

A

Slow

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Arco

A

Playing with bow

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Countermelody

A

Melody that goes along with the main tune

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Modulation

A

Change of key

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Plainchant

A

Monks, Renaissance, religious

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Tierce de picardie

A

Minor all the way but ends on a major chord

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Timbre

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The instruments

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Pianissimo (pp)

A

Really quiet

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Piano (p)

A

Quiet

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Mezzo Piano (MP)

A

Quite quiet

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Mezzo forte (mf)

A

Quite loud

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Forte (f)

A

Loud

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Fortissimo (ff)

A

Very loud

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Crescendo (

A

Getting louder

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Diminuendo (>)

A

Getting quieter