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1
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Passacaglia

A

Variations over a ground bass.

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Modulation

A

Change of key.

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Ritornello

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Returning theme, concerto grosso.

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4
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Obbligato

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

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5
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Basso Continuo

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Continuous bass line, Baroque period.

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Instruments
Ways of playing
Voices

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

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Contrary Motion

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Notes getting further away from eachother.

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Inverted Pedal

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High sound with things playing underneath.

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Tempos

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

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Rubato

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

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Harmonics

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String instruments, lightly touching string.

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12
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Lied

A

German love song.

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Strophic

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Verse, Chorus, Verse.

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14
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Musique Concrete

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Not real music, natural sounds.

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15
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Jazz Funk

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70s music, Jazzy.

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16
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Coloratura

A

Decorative singing.

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Broken chord

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Chord is broken up, sounds bad.

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Anacrusis

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

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Repetition

A

Repeats.

20
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Chromatic

A

Moving between all of the notes.

21
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Immitation

A

Melody is coped, sometimes not exactly.

22
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Irregular time signatures

A

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

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Sonata

A

Solo piece, usually for piano but not always.

24
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Syncopation

A

Beat goes against song.

25
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Triplet

A

3 notes in space of 2.

26
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Perfect Cadence

A

Sounds finished.

27
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Imperfect Cadence

A

Sounds incomplete.

28
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Plagal Cadence

A

Sounds finished, softer close. “Amen” ending.

29
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Interrupted Cadence

A

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

30
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Tierce De Picardie

A

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

31
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Dominant 7th

A

Impending Doom.

32
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Diminished 7th

A

Shocking.

33
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Harmonic Minor Scale

A

Arabian Nights.

34
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Melodic Minor Scale

A

Ascends, descends.

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