Mozart Flashcards
Alberti bass
A repeated figure on the left hand part which is made up of the notes of a chord played in a broken pattern
Concerto
A piece of music usually three movements in which a solo instrument is contrasted or blended with the orchestra
Cadenza
A solo section usually inserted at the end of the 1st movement of a concerto where the soloist shows off skill and virtuosity
Ternary form
ABA form
Sonata form
Falls into an exposition a development and a recapitulation
Sonata rondo form
3rd movement, in Mozart - Exposition, development, recapitulation, coda
Combines sonata form - exposition, development, recapitulation and rondo form - has a main recurring group A between a number of other different groups referred to as episodes
Allegro
Lively
Adagio
Slowly
Allegro assai
Very lively
Sequence
When a musical pattern is repeated up or down a step
Syncopation
Emphasis on the off beat
Counterpoint
Common baroque style feature form of polyphonic texture lines interweaving with one another
Sicilians
A common form from 18th century featuring compound duple or quadruple time, a swaying rhythm and usually a minor key
Zu2
A directive to indicate the number of musicians to play the indicated passage of music in unison.
Pizz
Pizzicato to pluck the string
Link themes
Links different themes of the same subject together without a change of key
Transition theme
Links different subjects together and may include a modulation to a new key
