Musical Forms / Genres

Question 1

Renaissance Dances

Answer 1

Binary Forms
Pavane Galliard

Question 2

binary form

Question 3

canzona

Answer 3

Italian version of a chanson, song that has been turned into an instrumental piece

Question 4

sonata de camera / chiesa

Answer 4

largo-allegro-minuet-allegro
Allamande Courrante Sarabonde Gigue
Corelli

Question 5

sectional form

Question 6

French Overture

Answer 6

Slow, dotted rhythms in first section and fast, fugual stuff in second usually all with repeat signs

Question 7

Sinfonia

Answer 7

Originally a term for the overture at the start of an opera or dance suite

Question 8

concerto

Answer 8

featuring an instrument or a group of instruments
Concerto grosso passed between group or concertino and the tutti or ripieno

Question 9

ritornello form

Answer 9

R-A1-R-A2-R B R-A1-etc.

Question 10

dance suite

Question 11

minuet and trio

Question 12

rounded binary form

Answer 12

ABa’

Question 13

ternary form

Answer 13

ABA

Question 14

divertimento

Answer 14

light entertaining music, often chamber or smaller groups, Haydn and Mozart
8 or 9 movements?

Question 15

Harmoniemusik

Answer 15

Classical era wind instruments, designed to play outdoors with aristocratic patrons

Question 16

sonata form

Answer 16

ABA, PTSK, Expo, Dev, Recap

Question 17

rondo form

Answer 17

ABACA, ABACABA Lully used it in his french opera music, goes to V or contrasting key for the episodes

Question 18

“symphonic” concerto form

Question 19

theme and variations

Question 20

sonata-rondo form

Answer 20

Combination of sonata and rondo form
ABAexpo Cdev ABArecap

Question 21

scherzo

Answer 21

duple time
rounded binary form but often played with a trio and, with da capo, becomes ABA form

Question 22

French Grande Opera

Answer 22

dotted rhythms
Lully
then Berlioz

Question 23

Post-Revolutionary Civic Music