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Musical Styles Flashcards

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Pop ballad

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Elton john
Anywhere
Homophonic
Strophic
Backing singers
Harmonies
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Lieder

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Romantic period
Schubert
Concert hall
Strophic
Homophonic
Through-composed
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Baroque

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Decorative
Harpsichord
Terraced dynamics
Polyphonic
Bach
Concert halls
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Classical

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Homophonic
Less ornamental
Crescendo/diminuendo
Modulating
Call and response
Tonality
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Jazz

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Improvisation
Slaves
Polyphonic
12 bar blues
Scat singing
Trumpet/sax/trombone
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Indian classical

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Ragas
Drones
Sitar/tampura/tabla
Ravi Shankar
Imitation/call and response
Alap-Jhor-Jhala-Gat
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Gamelan

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Indonesia
Heterophonic
Slendro
Pelog
Theme and variation
Percussion based
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Choral classics

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Handel
Atonal
Homophonic
Melisma
Church
Plagal cadence
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African acapella

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Mbube
Isicathamiya
Usually all male
Homophonic or polyphonic
Harmonies in isicathamiya
Loud/powerful in mbube
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Waltz

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3/4
Forward-side-together
Can be very fast
Homophonic
Appogiaturas/chromatic
Strauss
Vienna
Originally in binary
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Tango

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Firpo
Argentina
Stacato movements
Syncopation
120bpm
Minor
Accordian
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Salsa

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Cuba
Upright body
Call and response
Major
Spanish language
Improvisation
Claves
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Disco

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Individual and improvised dance
120bpm
Bee Gees
Bass drum every beat
Electric guitar
Hooks
Riffs
Synthesised
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Club dance

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Synthesisers
Strong bass
Remixing
Repetitive
Fast (130-150bpm)
Nightclubs
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Bhangra

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Punjabi MC
Punjab region
Chaal rhythm
Dhol
Minor 3rd
Remixes
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Irish jig

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Upper body straight
6/8 for jig (compound)
2/4 or 4/4 for reel (simple)
Social dances
Fast tempo
Strong regular beats (emphasis on first)
Binary
Violin
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Line dancing

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Choreographed steps (simple)
Billy Ray Cyrus
4 beats in bar
Moderate tempo
Strong beat
Repetition
Memorable
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Programme music

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Large orchestra
Concert halls
Romantic period
Represent scene
Imitation of sounds
Creepy-chromatic or minor
Drama- cresc/dimin
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Film music

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Portraying emotions
John Williams
Any instruments
Changes to reflect mood
SFX
Ostinato

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