Music Flashcards
Name the degrees of scale
what is the Baroque concerto?
How many movements does it have?
What musical features does a concerto’s movements usually contain ?
Baroque orchestra
how big is it?
what insutruments?
what type of concertos?
what is a Concerto Grosso?
what is the solo concerto?
what is Historically Informed Performance (HIP)?
what is a Gigue?
Define Tempo
the speed (bpm) of a piece of music
Define rhythm
the combination of long and short notes into patterns
Define Metre
the grouping of strong and weak beats into bars
Define relative minor
has the same key signature as a major but has a different tonic
Define ritornello
where there is a solo in between each section which keeps returning
ABACADA
B, C, D = SOLO
Define figured bass
notes to guide the realise (a melody that improvises)
Define subdominant
is the fourth note of the diatonic scale of any key
Define ternary structure
a three part musical form consisting of an opening section (A), then (B), then repeated A.
Scematized as A-B-A
think of turing as it turns back
Define realised music
music improvised over figured bass
What is a passing note?
a note that falls between two notes to provide melodic transition
What is a pedal note?
a sustained or repeated note which is sounded against changing harmonies
What is an Appogiatura?
an expressive ornament that leans on to the main note that follows
what is a Suspension?
prolonged note that creates dissonance with another note that ised to be in a chord that is suspended and then comes down into the chord to match the other note
why did Bach writen the 3rd movement of Brandenburg No 5 in 2/4?
- he still wanted to divide the beat into 3 notes
- in simple time dividing 1 beat into 3 quavers (instead of 2) created triplets
- today we would write this piece in 6/8
what does Largo mean?
broad and slow
at does Adagio mean?
bit faster than…..Largo
at does Andante mean?
walking pace
at does Allegro mean?
quick and lively
at does Vivace mean?
very lively
at does Presto mean?
really fast
is the literal translation of basso continuo?
which instruments normally play this part?
continuous bass
harpsichord, cello, bassoon
what is a Homophonic texture?
melody on accompaniment
what is a polyphonic texture?
it contains two or more active melodies that contrast each other interplay, weaving in and out
what are conjunct notes?
notes in a melody move in a stepwise motion i.e. from one note of the scale to the next
what are disjunct notes?
melody notes leap from one to the next, missing out notes in between an Arpeggio
what is a phase?
the melody is structured in neat 2 or 4 bar patterns almost like a question and answer
what are the tonic and dominant?
classical melodies that are often based upon chord I and chord V
what is a Pedal note?
a bass note (usually either of the answers to Q4) that is sustained whilst the chords in the orchestra change
what is a sequence?
a short motif (melodic pattern) that repeats, starting one note higher (ascending) or lower (descening) each time
what are broken chords?
playing the notes of a chord in smaller groups (even individually) and with a repeating pattern
what is Alberti Bass?
a specific type of q.8 typical of piano accompaniment in the classical era
