Prelim Concepts

Question 1

Passacaglia

Answer 1

Variations over a ground bass.

Question 2

Modulation

Answer 2

Change of key.

Question 3

Ritornello

Answer 3

Returning theme, concerto grosso.

Question 4

Obbligato

Answer 4

A prominent solo instrument part in a piece of vocal music.

Question 5

Basso Continuo

Answer 5

Continuous bass line, Baroque period.

Question 6

Instruments
Ways of playing
Voices

Answer 6

-Saxophone.
-String Family (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass).
-Pizzicato, Arco.
-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass.

Question 7

Contrary Motion

Answer 7

Notes getting further away from eachother.

Question 8

Inverted Pedal

Answer 8

High sound with things playing underneath.

Question 9

Tempos

Answer 9

Adagio - Slow paced
Andante - Mid paced
Allegro - Fast paced

Question 10

Rubato

Answer 10

Music will speed up and slow down, no tempo maintained.

Question 11

Harmonics

Answer 11

String instruments, lightly touching string.

Question 12

Lied

Answer 12

German love song.

Question 13

Strophic

Answer 13

Verse, Chorus, Verse.

Question 14

Musique Concrete

Answer 14

Not real music, natural sounds.

Question 15

Jazz Funk

Answer 15

70s music, Jazzy.

Question 16

Coloratura

Answer 16

Decorative singing.

Question 17

Broken chord

Answer 17

Chord is broken up, sounds bad.

Question 18

Anacrusis

Answer 18

Notes which appear before first strong beat of music. Upbeat. Pick up bar.

Question 19

Repetition

Answer 19

Repeats.

Question 20

Chromatic

Answer 20

Moving between all of the notes.

Question 21

Immitation

Answer 21

Melody is coped, sometimes not exactly.

Question 22

Irregular time signatures

Answer 22

5/4, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8.`

Question 23

Sonata

Answer 23

Solo piece, usually for piano but not always.

Question 24

Syncopation

Answer 24

Beat goes against song.

Question 25

Triplet

Answer 25

3 notes in space of 2.

Question 26

Perfect Cadence

Answer 26

Sounds finished.

Question 27

Imperfect Cadence

Answer 27

Sounds incomplete.

Question 28

Plagal Cadence

Answer 28

Sounds finished, softer close. “Amen” ending.

Question 29

Interrupted Cadence

Answer 29

Sounds like it has been interrupted. Listener expects perfect cadence.

Question 30

Tierce De Picardie

Answer 30

Final chord of piece is changed from minor key to major key.

Question 31

Dominant 7th

Answer 31

Impending Doom.

Question 32

Diminished 7th

Answer 32

Shocking.

Question 33

Harmonic Minor Scale

Answer 33

Arabian Nights.

Question 34

Melodic Minor Scale

Answer 34

Ascends, descends.