Module C/D/E terms

Question 1

non-linear form

Answer 1

type of form that is not goal oriented; is always changing, but always the same (like a mobile) (Voiles)

Question 2

monophony

Answer 2

single melodic line

Question 3

organum

Answer 3

style of music (plainchant) in which a second melody moved in parallel intervals underneath the first (Haec Dies)

Question 4

polyphony/ counterpoint

Answer 4

combining two or more lines of smooth, effective melody (Haec Dies 2)

Question 5

cantus firmus

Answer 5

fixed song- foundation bass, w/ independent upper voice, sacred ((Haec Dies 2)

Question 6

aria

Answer 6

song w/ only soloist, song w/in opera, like a soliloquy, no repetition (Dido’s Lament)

Question 7

homophony

Answer 7

single melodic line supported by harmonies (melody and accompaniment)

Question 8

fugue

Answer 8

genre of Baroque period w/ short tune in one voice (subject) that recurs as other voices enter (answers), followed by other melodies (Organ Fugue in g Minor- Bach)

Question 9

stretto

Answer 9

overlapping of subjects in fugues (Organ Fugue)

Question 10

motive

Answer 10

short, melodic building block that can be used as basis for development or to construct other themes (Mozart Symphony ba da dum)

Question 11

ground bass form

Answer 11

type of form with a well-developed bass melody that is repeated by the orchestra (Dido)

Question 12

recetative

Answer 12

song in opera w/out orchestra, usually just harpsichord accompanying, flexible rhythm, no repetition, through composed, moves action forward (Dido’s Lament first part)

Question 13

round

Answer 13

type of style similar to fugue, but is only a repeated melody w/ different entrances and same notes; no real ending

Question 14

canon

Answer 14

melody that is sung or played by two or more voices that begin at different times and overlap; have a real ending

Question 15

oratorio

Answer 15

opera that is sung but not staged (no costumes, still has characters and orchestra) (Ach Golgatha)

Question 16

Viennese classicists

Answer 16

Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

Question 17

sonata form

Answer 17

form of music with three main sections (exposition, development, recapitulation) (Symphony in G Minor -Mozart)

Question 18

symphony

Answer 18

genre of music for full orchestra, usually in movements, no vocals (Mozart Symphony)

Question 19

exposition

Answer 19

part of sonata that introduces two themes, played two times

Question 20

development

Answer 20

part of sonata that contains the crisis and most tension, explores earlier material

Question 21

recapitulation

Answer 21

part of sonata that repeats the themes, with differences (ex: minor/major, longer transition)

Question 22

outer form

Answer 22

objective form

Question 23

inner form

Answer 23

subjective, psychological form

Question 24

solo concerto

Answer 24

genre of music with soloist and group or orchestra (Violin Concerto in E Bach)

Question 25

scherzo

Answer 25

“joke;” Italian genre common in Classical Era, quick Spring Scherzo)

Question 26

syncopation

Answer 26

steady beat with extra accents (It’s Gonna Rain, Scherzo)

Question 27

Minimalism

Answer 27

style popular in 1960s; Adams, Glass, Riley, Reich; “phase music”