Music

Question 1

Aria

Answer 1

Solo singer in Orchestra/opera.

Question 2

Dynamic contrast

Answer 2

How loud or quiet

p, pp, mp, f, ff, mf

Question 3

What is a Trill?

Answer 3

moving quickly between two notes

Question 4

What are Grace Notes?

Answer 4

written smaller than the rest, Quick.

Question 5

What is a sequence?

Answer 5

melodic phrase that is immediately repeated at higher or lower pitch.

Question 6

What is a Cadenza?

Answer 6

soloist flaunts there ability, sounds like in-prov, usually very fast.

Question 7

What is meant by Syllabic?

Answer 7

every word is given one note only

Question 8

What is meant by Melismatic?

Answer 8

many notes sung to one word/syllable.

Question 9

what is a Descant?

Answer 9

counter melody that accompanies the main melody, Always higher than the melody.

Question 10

What is a Chorus?

Answer 10

large group of singers
(in an orchestra)

Question 11

What is meant by Homophony

Answer 11

All parts move together.

Question 12

What is meant by Polyphony?

Answer 12

All parts move independently.

Question 13

What is meant by Contrapuntal?

Answer 13

Very similar to Polyphony,
But melodies have equal importance.

(common when harpsichord playing piece were multiple parts/voices heard at once)

(will be in test)

Question 14

What is meant by syllabic?

Answer 14

every. syllable. has.
a. note.

Question 15

What is meant by melismatic?

Answer 15

multiple notes for one word gloooo-o-o-o-o-o-oooooorious

Question 16

harpsichord?

Answer 16

old piano,

dynamics bad only
p and f

can’t hold note

Think Adams family

Question 17

What is a ground bass

Answer 17

A bass line that is repeated throughout a piece of music.

Question 18

What is a canon

Answer 18

one part starts then the other with same melody

London bridge is falling down.

Question 19

What instruments do you find in the Baroque era?

Answer 19

Harpsichord, recorder

Strings like viola, violin, cello and double bass.

Question 20

What is a pedal note?

Answer 20

A long repeated or held note in the bass.

Question 21

What is a concerto

Answer 21

a solo instrument in an orchestra.

Question 22

What is an ornament?

Answer 22

Decorates the main melody by adding extra notes.

Question 23

How many sections does the music have in binary form?

Answer 23

2

A and B

Question 24

How many sections does the music have in ternary form?

Answer 24

3

A and B then A again

Question 25

Compound Time

Answer 25

The rhythm

3 4
4 4