Mozart Concerto Key Terms

Question 1

Alberti Bass

Answer 1

Broken chord accompaniment in the bass

Question 2

Binary form

Answer 2

A B

Question 3

Cadenza

Answer 3

Solo passage where the musician can show off their skill and talent. It usually appears at the end of a piece

Question 4

Canon

Answer 4

Imitation

Question 5

Homophonic

Answer 5

One melody with accompaniment

Question 6

Polyphonic

Answer 6

2 or more independent lines of music at the same time.

Question 7

Pedal note

Answer 7

-

Question 8

Rondo form

Answer 8

A B A C A D A

Question 9

Solo concerto

Answer 9

A piece usually in three movements for a soloist and orchestra

Question 10

Sonata form

Answer 10

Large scale ternary form

A - Exposition
B - Development
C - Recapitulation

Question 11

Ternary form

Answer 11

ABA

Question 12

Arco

Answer 12

With bow

Question 13

Cadenza

Answer 13

A virtuosic, improvised section by the soloist

Question 14

Mordant

Answer 14

Turn

Question 15

Pizz

Answer 15

Plucked

Question 16

Tr

Answer 16

Trill

Question 17

Tutti

Answer 17

All instruments playing

Question 18

Zu 2

Answer 18

Same as a2; two instruments play in unison