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Impressionism

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Whole tone scales pentatonic scale and modes

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Modes

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Scales which do not use the conventional major/minor pattern of tones and semitones eg Dorian mode white notes on a keyboard

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Minimalism

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simple rhythmic and melodic figures are constantly repeated with very slight changes.
Bit strange sounds new

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Soul

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Vocal style an African American music including elements of blues and gospel and conveying strong emotions

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Jazz funk

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A mix of jazz and funk a combination of jazz improv and the amplification instruments and characters of rock

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Whole tone scale

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Scale of whole tones Impressionism music uses whole tone

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Musique concrete

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Corded sounds that are edited and used in music

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Irregular time signatures

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5/4, 6/4 doesn’t stick to regular beat

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Harmonics

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Rock guitar high eerie sounds

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Interval

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Distance in pitch (octave, tone, semitone,) sound the note to the other

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Modulation

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Key change

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Relative minor

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Change from major to minor c major -a min

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Relative major

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Change from minor to major dmin- fmajor

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Harmonic minor scale

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Same goin up and down Egyptian

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Melodic minor

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Raises 6th and 7th notes
Different on way up and down

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Dominant th chord

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Built on the dominant 5th note of a key hitch adds the 7th note above it’s root
1,3,5 +7

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Diminished 7th chord

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Consisting of three intervals of minor 3rd (horror movie) built on one another

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18
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Added 6th

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Used a lot in jazz and pop+ 6th note

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Acciaccatura

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An ornament which sounds like a crushed note

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Mordant

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An ornament which sounds the main note, the note the note above then back to the main note

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Inverted mordant

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Main note note above main note

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Interupted cadence

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Chord 5 to 6 maj to minor

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3 against 2

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Quavers n one hand triplets in the other they don’t fit.

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Augmentation

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Makes notes longer

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Diminution

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Makes notes shorter

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Tremolando

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Bowing rapidly on string

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Coloratura

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Operatic vocal, scales,decorated,runs and ornaments,improvised

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Sonata

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Solo instrument =+ piano or just piano usually classical

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Oratorio

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Bible story chorus soloists and orchestra recitatives aria and chorus

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Recitative

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Keep singing when could be talking rhythm of speech
Usually on one note

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What is a plain chant

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Latin, unaccompanied, monophonic (one melody)

32
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Describe mass

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Latin,polyphonic,accapela,
What to listen out for
Kyrie Eleison
Glori in excelsis
Sanctus credoin unum deum
Benedictus agnus dei

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Modal meaning

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Early scale all white notes, not major or minor

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Concerto grosso

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Baroque concerto, small group(cocertino) large group( ripieno)

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Basso continuo

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Harpsichord+ bass instrument (cello,bass,viola da gamba)

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Ritornello

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Little return, main theme, then repeats

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Chamber music

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Music written for a small instrumental ensemble w one player to a part

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Leid

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Solo German voice+ piano, piano is just as important as voice

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Through composed

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Vocal/choral composition in which there is little or no repetition of the music

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String quartet

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2 violins,viola and cello

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Recitative

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Keep singing when they could be talking. Rhythm of speech

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Word painting

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Shake. Then voices shake
Words sound how they are said

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Da capo aria

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Ternary form ABA more ornaments. Trills or runs

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Passacaglia

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Variations over a ground bass

45
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Concertino

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Small group of instruments

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Obligato

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Prominent solo instrument in a piece of vocal
music

47
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Musique concrete

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Live sounds
Creaking door etc
They are edited by cutting and reassembling playing backwards

48
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tierce de Picardie

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a major third in the final chord of a piece in a minor key

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