Musical Periods Flashcards

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1
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instruments during Baroque

A

Harpsichord
Recorder
lots of strings
Not many brass

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2
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Canon

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polyphonic and melodies come one after another

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polyphonic and melodies come one after another

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Canon

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4
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Instruments in classical

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Added:
Horns
Clarinets
double bass

pianos used instead of Harpsichord

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5
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Alberti bass

A

broken chords

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6
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broken chords

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Alberti bass

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7
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Symphony

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No solo instruments just whole orchestra

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8
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No solo instruments just whole orchestra

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Symphony

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9
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Concerto

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solo instrument

cadenza- played be solo instrument where they show off and ends with a trill

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solo instrument

cadenza- played be solo instrument where they show off and ends with a trill

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Concerto

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11
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pedal

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bass note held/ repeated

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12
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bass note held/ repeated

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pedal

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13
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Inverted pedal

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high note held/ repeated

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14
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high note held/ repeated

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Inverted pedal

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15
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Romantic period instruments

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Added:
Trombones
Tuba

more woodwind

focuses on conveying feelings

(lots of piano music)

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16
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20th century period

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Impressionism- hazy, floaty sounds

Minimalism- melody repeated with slight changing layer one tune on top of each other

Atonal- No fixed key so sounds quite random

Clusters-notes grouped together