music theory 4 Flashcards
baroque
1600-1750
classical
1750-1880
romantic
1780-1900
very slow
lento
slow
adagio
walking pace
andante
fast
ALLegro
very fast
presto
monophonic
one melody
homophonic
melody and chords (classical)
polyphonic
more than one melody (baroque)
heterophonic
all playing same/variation of melody
major chord
2 tones , 1.5 tones
minor chord
1.5 tones, 2 tones
minor scale
T T 0.5 T T T 0.5
pentatonic scale
remove 4 and 7
flat key signature
2nd to last, or f
relative minor
3 semitones back
sharps key signature
semitone above last
Oratorio
strong storyline, like opera but no costumes, scenery or stage directions. Religious themes
Recitative
types of opera or oratorios ment to push the music onwards, sung/spoken melody to tell story, focus on story
Aria
types of opera or oratorios focus on showing singers talent, singing is more melodic