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Musical Forms Flashcards

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lively Bohemian or Polish dance in 2/4, with the first 3 eighth notes accented, and the 4th unaccented

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polka(similar form is Schottische)

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type of suite written for various small instrumental combinations and intended for outdoor performance

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divertimento(also cassation, serenade)

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a short fugue

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fughetta

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German art-song. Characterized by effective union of the music with the words

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lied

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a piece of music for singing. Now the term usually refers to a sacred or secular work for soloists, chorus and orchestra

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cantata

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usually, a piece written to display rapidity of execution on a keyboard instrument. It is written in rhapsodic style, and resembles the fantasia

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toccata

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large form used as the first movement of sonatas, symphonies, quartets, and the like, and separately as an overture

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sonata-allegro

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widely popular dance from Argentina. Main characteristic is the heavy accent on the fourth beat or after-beat of four

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tango

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9
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1) in fugal works, first section of the work in which the subject is stated by each voices in turn 2) first large section of a sonata-allegro

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exposition

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name applied by Mozart and others to some serenades, or suites, for various instrumentations, probably intended for outdoor performance

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cassation(also divertimento, serenade)

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11
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Italian for joke. Movement in sonatas, symphonies, quartets, and the like, which replaces the minuet.

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scherzo

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romantic variant of the symphony, breaking down the separation into movements, and incorporating elements of descriptive or program music

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symphonic poem, tone poem

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characteristic Brazilian dance form with rolling rhythm and a strong feeling of two to the bar

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samba

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in a fugue, statement of the subject by all voices in a different order of appearance from that of the exposition

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repercussion

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recent addition to the Latin American dance group. An outstanding characteristic is the strong accent on 2 and 4 in a 2 bar pattern.

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mambo

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1) sonata for three instruments 2) second large division of a minuet, scherzo, or march

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trio

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pieces of music constructed by presenting the same musical idea in several successive treatments, preserving the outlines of the original idea

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variation form

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18
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rapid dance in 3/4 with an upbeat of one beat. occasionally used as an optional movement in a suite

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passepied

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1) any kind of polyphony 2)modern usage, countermelody superimposed above the principal melody of a chorale

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descant

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rapid Italian dance in 6/8

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tarantelle, tarantella Note: called either because it originated in Taranto, or because the dance was regarded as a specific remedy for the bite of the tarantula

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originated in Cuba. fundamental rhythmic pattern is played by the piano, bass and bass drum

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rhumba. Guaracha is variety of rhumba which receives two eighth note accents on beat 4

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musical composition designed to produce orderliness and spirit in the movement of troops, or to provide music for the accompaniment of processions

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march

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classic dance in 6/8 or 12/8 in rapid tempo. The second part usually begins with the inversion of the main theme

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gigue

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24
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additional Latin American Dance forms

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conga, son, calypso

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music usually written in 4/4 or cut time played by a modern dance band for ballroom dancing

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fox trot

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in opera, oratorio, and other extended dramatic works a style of writing which imitates the effects of spoken language, without much regard to melody or to rhythmic regularity

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recitative

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27
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composition for 2 or more voice-parts, in which each of the parts in turn presents the identical melody(called the subject) in a way dictated by the first voice

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canon - strictest form of contrapuntal forms

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28
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an old english name for a group of instruments playing together. early stage in the development of the orchestra and chamber music

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consort same instruments=whole consort wind and strings=broken consort

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29
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classic dance of spanish origin in slow 3/4 with the second beat accented or lengthened

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sarabande

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30
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resembles the motive to the extent that it is a short group of notes. It differs from the motive, however, in that it serves only a subsidiary purpose, as an accompaniment.

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figure

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31
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1) a set of dances: allemande, courante, sarabande, gigue, but frequently having an introductory movement and interpolating other dances 2) a set of pieces for open air performance 3) a set of pieces made up of theatrical music

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suite

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32
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a solo song, occurring in an opera, oratorio or cantata which develops a dramatic, lyric, or emotional high point in the work. This does not advance the action of the plot

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aria

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secular polyphonic vocal composition which flourished in Italy and England during the last part of the 16th and into the 17th century.

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madrigal

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34
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characterized by the use of a host of unusual percussion instruments

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Latin American dance forms

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35
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old dance in duple meter originating in southern France and occasionally used in the suite, or as an independent number

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rigaudon

36
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polyphonic choral composition setting Latin religious words other than those of the mass

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motet

37
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name given to various kinds of composition which agree in being free in style

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fantasia

38
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literally, a trifle. the name was applied by beethoven and others to short piano pieces, usually in song form

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bagatelle

39
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in the sonata allegro, the section between the exposition and the recapitulation

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development

40
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piece in free style, as though improvised

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impromptu. likely to be a song form or a small rondo in spite of its name

41
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German hymn developed by Martin Luther

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chorale

42
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Cuban 4/4 entirely different from the original Spanish 3/4. Cuban variety is used in modern ballrooms

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bolero

43
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classic dance in 4/4, moderately fast, usually with an eighth note upbeat. means “german dance”

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allemande

44
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1) in fugues, the section which prepares for the close of the work 2) in the sonata form, the section which follows the development and brings the movement to the close

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recapitulation

45
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large work for soloist with orchestra

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concerto

46
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piece of sacred choral music used in the service of Protestant churches, sung by the choir, rather than by the congregation

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anthem

47
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in a fugal work, an interlude between statements of the subject

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episode

48
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lively Polish dance in 3/4 or 3/8 with emphasis on the 2nd or 3rd beat

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mazurka

49
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interruption to the movement of music, usually at the end of a phrase

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cadence

50
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fanciful or irregular sort of composition written in free style, resembling the fantasia

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caprice, capriccio

51
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small sonata, with less elaborate treatment of thematic material than in the sonata

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sonatina

52
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piece of sacred music, resembling an oratorio, based on the last events in the life of Christ, and derived from the custom in some churches of devoting four days of Holy Week to the reading of the story of Christ’s life form the various gospels

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passion

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literally, an obstinate bass. variation form in which a bass-line repeats with changing harmonies and melodies above

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basso ostinato

54
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set of variations derived from a ground bass 4 or 8 measures long, usually in triple meter. Originally dances of Spanish origin

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chaconne or passacaglia

55
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in a fugue, statements in the dominant

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answers

56
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large form in several movements, each of which is also likely to be a large form

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sonata

57
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an interlude; a piece of instrumental music between the acts of an opera

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intermezzo

58
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small group of solo instruments is set against a larger body of accompanying instruments

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concerto grosso

59
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name used by Bach to describe a set of 15 keyboard pieces in two parts, written for the training of his sons in composition as well as performance

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invention

60
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a transition, bridge passage, or extension which occurs as the final event in a development setion

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retransition

61
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lively dance in 2/4

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galop

62
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dance in triple meter which developed from a German peasant dance, the Landler

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waltz

63
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1) a simple song 2) a narrative poem set to music 3) a piano piece, orchestral or choral work which is patterned after the above definition

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ballad, ballade

64
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another name for suite, but usually referring to a rather elaborate suite, introduced by a movement not in dance rhythm

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partita

65
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two different variation forms

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1) ground-bass variations 2) theme with variations

66
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1) a piece played as an introduction to another 2) any short piece in rather free style

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prelude

67
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passage in fugal style appearing in a non-fugal composition

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fugato

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one of the most important of musical forms, uniting the poet, actor, staege-crafter and costume with the composer

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opera

69
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type of imitation, frequent in fugues, in which the follower begins the imitation while the first statement is in progress. Serves to produce increased tension or excitement.

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stretto

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a composition usually for a fixed number of voices, either vocal or instrumental, in which a melodic idea, or subject, is treated by imitation in all the voices, and in which the imitative sections are separated by episodes

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fugue

71
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observance of the Eucharist in certain churches

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mass

72
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vocal music, uniting words with melody

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song

73
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classic dance in rapid tempo(3/4 or 6/4) with an upbeat of one quarter note or 3 eighth notes

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courante

74
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extended sonata for full orchestra

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symphony

75
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Synonym for cassation, divertimento

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serenade

76
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dramatic work for soloists, chorus and orchestra, the libretto of which concerns a sacred subject

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oratorio - not meant to be acted on stage

77
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large form made by the contrast of a main theme with one or more contrasting subordinate themes

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rondo

78
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name the 6 parts of mass(in order)

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Kyrie eleison - Gloria - Credo - Sanctus - Benedictus - Agnus Dei

79
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dance consisting of two lively strains in 4/4, usually with an upbeat of 2 quarter notes

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gavotte musette: gavotte over a drone bass(bagpipes)

80
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dance popular in Europe from 1650 to the 19th century. 3/4 in moderate tempo

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minuet

81
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elaboration of a chorale melody for organ, used in the Lutheran service as a prelude to the singing of the chorale by the congregation

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chorale prelude

82
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style of solo song in opera or oratorio, resembling recitative and aria

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arioso

83
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piece written for the practice of some particular technical difficulty

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etude

84
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1) orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio or cantata 2) piece of keyboard or orchestral music patterned after the first definition, but intended for independent performance

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overture

85
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stately Polish dance in 3/4, with each of the beast normally divided into two eighth notes, but with the last half of the first beat divided into 2 sixteenth notes. There is an important secondary stress on the second beat

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polonaise

86
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fugue with two subjects

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double fugue

87
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when a motive is used sequentially in a florid manner, or dissolves into a scale or arpeggio figure for the sake of brilliance

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passage

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