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Peripetie Flashcards

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1
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Tone colour melody

A

Klangfarbenmelodie

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2
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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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3
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Pianissimo

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Very quiet

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4
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ppp

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As quiet as possible

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5
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fff

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As loud as possible

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6
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hauptstimme

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Principal part

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7
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nebenstimme

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second most important part

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8
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Peripetie

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Sudden reversal

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9
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expressionism

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expression of feelings intensely

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10
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second Viennese school

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Schoenberg, Berg and Webern

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11
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Year of composition

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1909

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12
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How many players are in the orchestra?

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90

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13
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How do you play the cymbal?

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with a mallet or cello bow

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14
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What is tremolo?

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Trembling, used on a stringed instrument

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15
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Describe an unusual technique for double bass

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Playing close to the bridge

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16
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Divisi

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divide

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17
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a2 or a3

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both or all 3 instruments to play

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18
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Pizzicato

A

Plucked

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19
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Arco

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Bow the strings

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20
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bell up

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instruction for brass. Creates a loud strident sound

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21
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1 solo

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one instrumentalist

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22
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tutti

A

everyone

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23
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+

A

Hand stopped (French Horn)

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24
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Disjunct

A

large leaps

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25
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octave displacement

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moving notes unexpectedly to a different octave

26
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augmentation

A

to make larger

27
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diminution

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to make shorter

28
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sehr rasch

A

very fast

29
Q

hexachord

A

6 notes of the chromatic scale

30
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complement

A

the 6 notes of a chromatic scale not in the hexachord

31
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atonal

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of no key

32
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what is imitation?

A

copying a melody in another part

33
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what is inversion

A

the intervals upside down

34
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what is retrograde?

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backwards

35
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what is retrograde inversion

A

backwards and upside down

36
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canons

A

strict imitation (round)

37
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monophonic

A

one part

38
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homophonic

A

texture where parts move together

39
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polyphonic

A

independent parts

40
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What is the form?

A

free rondo form

41
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what is a piccolo?

A

small flute

42
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cor anglais

A

large oboe

43
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bass clarinet

A

large clarinet

44
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clarinet in D

A

piccolo clarinet

45
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contrabassoon

A

large bassoon

46
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tam-tam

A

large gong

47
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Which piece from 5 Orchestral Pieces is this?

A

4

48
Q

Name the composer

A

Arnold Schoenberg

49
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Chromaticism

A

literally colour. Use of notes outside the key

50
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timbre

A

tone colour (instrument or ensemble)

51
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Prime row

A

first ordering of the chromatic scale in a serial composition

52
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Serialism

A

compositional style that gives all 12 notes of the chromatic scale equal value

53
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ruhiger

A

quietly, calmly

54
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heftig

A

passionate

55
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etwas ruhiger

A

somewhat quieter, calmer

56
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motif

A

short melodic idea

57
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crescendo

A

gradually getting louder

58
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diminuendo

A

gradually getting softer

59
Q

Name 4 percussion instruments

A

tam-tam, bass drum, cymbals, xylophone

60
Q

octave

A

8 notes

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