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1
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What is chamber music?

A

Music for a small room

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2
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Describe Lied music?

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Lied is a type of chamber music sung by a soloist and accompanied by a piano and it is also sung in German.

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3
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what instruments are in a string quartet?

A

two violins
viola
cello

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4
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what is a sonata?

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a sonata is a piece of music written for a solo instrument or a solo instrument with piano accompaniment, duet, trio, quartet

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5
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What is a concerto?

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A concerto is a piece for a solo instrument with orchestra accompaniment.

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6
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What is acceleration?

A

When the music speeds up.

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7
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What is a rallentando?

A

When the music slows down.

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8
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What is rubato?

A

When the music speeds up then slows down

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9
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What is augmentation?

A

making the note values last longer

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10
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What is diminution?

A

Shortening note value

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11
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When is s key signature F Major?

A

When there is a flat

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12
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When is a key signature G Major?

A

When there’s a sharp

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13
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When is the key signature C Major?

A

When there is no sharps or flats

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14
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What does Forte mean?

A

Loud

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15
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What does Piano mean?

A

Quiet

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16
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What does Mezzo Forte mean?

A

Moderately loud

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17
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What does Mezzo Piano mean?

A

Moderately quiet

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18
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What does Fortissimo mean?

A

Very loud

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19
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What does pianissimo mean?

A

Very quiet

20
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What does allegro mean?

A

Fast tempo

21
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What does andante mean?

A

Walking tempo

22
Q

What does adagio mean?

A

Slow tempo

23
Q

What is a crescendo?

A

When the music gets louder

24
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What is a diminuendo?

A

When the music gets quieter

25
Q

What is a trill?

A

Two notes played repeatedly

26
Q

What is sforzando?

A

Sudden accent on a note

27
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What is staccato?

A

When the note value is shortened and the note is played sharp and short

28
Q

How many beats is a semiquaver?

A

1/4

29
Q

How many beats is a quaver?

A

1/2`

30
Q

How many beats is a crotchet?

A

1

31
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How many beats is a dotted quaver?

A

3/4

32
Q

How many beats is a paired quaver?

A

1

33
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How many beats is a dotted crotchet?

A

1 and a 1/2

34
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How many beats is a minim?

A

2

35
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How many beats is a dotted minim?

A

3

36
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How many beats is a semibreve?

A

4

37
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What is acciaccatura?

A

An ornament that sounds like a crushed note

38
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What is a basso continuo?

A

Harpsicord and cello

39
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What is concerto grosso?

A

A group of soloists combined with a larger group

40
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What is concertino?

A

The smaller group of soloists within the concerto grosso

41
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What is Da Capo Aria?

A

An aria in ternary form

42
Q

What is a mass?

A

Sacred music with Latin text and polyphonic texture

43
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What is a ripieno?

A

The larger group of instruments in the concerto grosso

44
Q

What is ritornello?

A

A little return, a returning passage

45
Q

What is tierce de picardie?

A

The final chord of a piece of music in the minor key is changed to major

46
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What is tremelando?

A

short and fast up and down movements by the bow on a stringed instrument

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