Music Appreciation Quiz 3 Flashcards
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Classical music
Characterized by a singable, lyrical melody; diatonic harmony; regular rhythms and meters; homophonic texture; and frequent use of the folk elements
Classical era (1750-1825)
Characterized by order, objectivity, and harmonious proportion
Lyrical melody
Based on symmetrical 4 bar phrases, clear cut cadences, moved stepwise, repetition
Diatonic structure
Built form the seven tones of the major or minor scale
Homophonic texture
A melody without accompanying harmony
Themes
Melodic ideas used as building blocks in a composition
Motives
Short melodic or rhythmic fragments that make up melodies
Ostinatos
Short repeated patterns
Absolute music
Has no pictorial or literary program
1st movement of the cycle
Fast tempo
Sonata allegro form
2nd movement of the cycle
Slow tempo
Theme and variations form
Ternary form
3rd movement of the cycle
Triple meter dance
Minuet and trio
Scherzo and trio
4th movement of the cycle
Fast and lively tempo
Rondo form
Sonata allegro form
Thematic development
Expansion of a theme be varying its melodic outline, rhythm, or harmony
Exposition
Presents the two opposing keys and their respective themes
Bridge
A transitional passage leading to a contrasting key
Development
Wandering through various keys to create tension and restlessness
Recapitulation
Restatement of the exposition
Coda
Extension of the closing idea that leads to the final cadence in the home key
Melodic variation
Varying the melody by adding or omitting a note or shifting the melody to a different key
Harmonic variation
Replacing the chords that accompany a melody
Major to minor for example