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
Rhythmic variation
Changing note lengths, meter, or tempo
Minuet trio
Minuet trio minuet
Binary ab cd ab
Rounded binary aba cdc aba
Chamber music
Written for 2-10 players
1 player per part
String quartet
2 violins, viola, cello
Duo sonata
Piano and violin
Piano trio
Violin piano cello
String quartet op 76 no 3 (emperor) movement 2
Haydn
Homophonic and then polyphonic
Poco adagio, cantabile, theme and variations form
Divertimento and serenade
Lighter genres
Performed in the evening or at social functions
Eine kleine nachtmusik k 525 movements 1 and 3
Mozart
Homophonic
1 allegro, sonata allegro form, G major
3 allegretto, minuet and trio form, G major
The classical orchestra
30-40 players
Strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
Rocket theme
Quick, agressively rhythmic theme rising from the low to high register
Steam roller effect
Gradual drawn out crescendos
1st movement of a classical symphony
Slow introduction
Sonata allegro form
Monothematic
Having one theme appear in two different keys
Symphony no 100 in G major (military) movement 2
Haydn
Homophonic
Allegretto, ABA’ form, C major
Symphony no 5 in C minor op 67 movements 1 and 4
Beethoven
Homophonic
1 allegro con brio, sonata allegro form, C minor
4 allegro, sonata allegro form, C major
Cyclical form
Bringing a theme from one movement to return in later movement
Classical concerto
Three movements
Fast slow fast
First movement concerto form
Sonata allegro form with a double exposition
2nd movement of a concerto
Andante, adagio, largo
Features song like melodies
3rd movement of a concerto
Allegro molto or presto
Rondo form
Piano concerto in G major k 453 movement 1
Mozart
Homophonic
Allegro, first movement concerto form, G major
Sonata
Set for one or two instruments
Piano sonata in C sharp minor op 27 no 2 (moonlight) movement 1
Beethoven
Homophonic
Adagio sostenuto, modified song form, C sharp minor
Opera seria
Serious opera
Aria in opera
Allows for emotional expression
Recitative in opera
Moves the action forward
Mass
Musical setting of the most solemn service of the catholic church
Requiem
Musical setting for the mass of the dead
Oratorio
Generally focused on a biblical story
Opera buffa
Comical opera
Aka
Ballad, dialogue, singspiel, opera comique
Don Giovanni, act 1, scene 2. No 5 aria Madamina!
Mozart
Opera buffa
Viennese school
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn