Quizlet

Question 1

Sarabande

Answer 1

Slow dance in triple meter emphasizing the second beat

Question 2

Sonata

Answer 2

To be played on one or more instruments; Work in several movements for one or two solo instruments

Question 3

Sonata Form

Answer 3

Used mostly in first movements: Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

Question 4

Episode

Answer 4

Passage that does not state the principal subject (especially in fugues)

Question 5

Exposition

Answer 5

Section in which subjects are announced in Fugue, Sonata, and Concerto

Question 6

Fugue

Answer 6

Composition in which subject is answered or repeated by several parts

Question 7

Hocket

Answer 7

Splitting up a melodic line between 2 voices

Question 8

Leitmotif

Answer 8

Musical theme or motive associated with a person, thing, emotion, or idea in a drama

Question 9

Monody

Answer 9

Accompanied solo song

Question 10

Motet

Answer 10

Polyphonic vocal composition with sacred text

Question 11

Passacaglia

Answer 11

Pattern of pitches serving as a foundation for harmony

Question 12

Partita

Answer 12

Single variation of a theme, set of such variations

Question 13

Recapitulation

Answer 13

Section of a movement in which the subject is announced in the exposition are reviewed

Question 14

Renaissance

Answer 14

1450-1600; Rebirth of secular musical activity/ideals of antiquity

Question 15

Ripieno

Answer 15

Tutti as opposed to solo

Question 16

Rondeau

Answer 16

ABaAabAB; One of formes fixes

Question 17

Stretto

Answer 17

Imitation of a subject at a close time interval

Question 19

Tetrachord

Answer 19

Scale of 4 notes spanning a fourth (Greek/Medieval); Set of four pitches (Modern)

Question 20

Toccata

Answer 20

Introductory improvised instrumental piece

Question 21

Triplum

Answer 21

Second part in early polyphony; Set against a Tenor and Duplum

Question 22

Abgesang

Answer 22

Bar Form: Song form in which first melodic component is sung 2x with different texts (Stollen); The remainder (Abgesang) is sung once

Question 23

Ad Libitum

Answer 23

Details of execution left to discretion of the performer

Question 24

Aggregate

Answer 24

Unordered set of pitch classes of the chromatic scale

Question 25

Air

Answer 25

1. Tune 2. Tuneful song in Fr. stage work 3. Eng Fr. art song with lute or violin accompaniment

Question 26

Air de cour

Answer 26

French monodic song

Question 27

Aleatory

Answer 27

Deliberately leaving choice of pitches, rhythmic values or order of events to chance

Question 28

Ambitus

Answer 28

Pitch range of a mode or plainchant

Question 29

Antiphonal

Answer 29

One group answers the other (performance method)

Question 30

Archlute

Answer 30

Lute with extra peg box for long bass strings tuned diatonically

Question 31

Aria

Answer 31

1. Tune for singing poetry 2. Songful monologue or duet in an opera

Question 32

Baroque

Answer 32

1600-1750

Question 33

Basse Danse

Answer 33

Family of dances (duple+triple) whose music was often improvised over a tenor cantus firmus

Question 34

Cadenza

Answer 34

Improvised passage usually placed just before the end of a piece or section

Question 35

Camerata

Answer 35

Intellectuals and amateurs of arts that met in Florence at the home of Giovanni Bardi (1570-80)

Question 36

Cantata

Answer 36

1. Composition for solo voice with recitatives and arias 2. Sacred concerto

Question 37

Chorale Prelude

Answer 37

Organ arrangement of a chorale played before the congregation sings it

Question 38

Classical

Answer 38

1750-1825

Question 39

Concertino

Answer 39

Ensemble with a few solo instruments

Question 40

Concerto Grosso

Answer 40

Tutti or ripieno - the full orchestra in a concerto

Question 41

Counterpoint

Answer 41

Artful combination of 2+ simultaneous melodic lines

Question 42

Courante

Answer 42

Fluent dance in moderate triple meter

Question 43

Development

Answer 43

Section in which subject is taken apart combined with other ideas and reworked

Question 44

Discant

Answer 44

1. Treble part 2. Improvised or written polyphony in which voices move at the same speed

Question 45

Dodecaphonic

Answer 45

Composition with 12-tone rows

Question 46

Duplum

Answer 46

Voice part in early polyphony set against a tenor

Question 47

Phrase

Answer 47

The shortest passage of music which, having reached a point of relative repose, has expressed a more or less complete musical thought

Question 48

Jete

Answer 48

Richochet; bow "thrown" on string so it will bounce

Question 49

Spiccato

Answer 49

Conscious spiccato: slower tempo to make bow "spring" Spontaneous spiccato: fast tempo soft dynamics

Question 50

Martele

Answer 50

"To Hammer" Usually performed toward the frog; fast and well-articulated stroke

Question 51

Staccato

Answer 51

Short separate strokes

Question 52

Loure

Answer 52

Legato stroke; Dashes under notes with slurs used to designate the bow changes

Question 53

Detache

Answer 53

Basic stroke on all bow instruments; Changes direction each note

Question 54

Soprano Range

Answer 54

C4-C6

Question 55

Mezzo Soprano Range

Answer 55

A4-A6

Question 56

Contra Alto Range

Answer 56

F3-F5

Question 57

Tenor Range

Answer 57

C3-C5

Question 58

Baritone Range

Answer 58

F2-F4

Question 59

Bass Range

Answer 59

E2-E4

Question 60

Portamento

Answer 60

Glissando in vocal music

Question 61

Trombone Position VII

Answer 61

E

Question 62

Trombone Position VI

Answer 62

F

Question 63

Trombone Position V

Answer 63

Gb

Question 64

Trombone Position IV

Answer 64

G

Question 65

Trombone Position III

Answer 65

Ab

Question 66

Trombone Position II

Answer 66

A

Question 67

Trombone Position I

Answer 67

Bb

Question 68

Trumpet 3rd Valve

Answer 68

1+1/2 steps

Question 69

Trumpet 2nd Valve

Answer 69

1/2 step

Question 70

Trumpet 4th Valve

Answer 70

2 1/2 steps

Question 71

Trumpet 1st Valve

Answer 71

1 step

Question 72

Tonic

Answer 72

I

Question 73

Supertonic

Answer 73

ii

Question 74

Mediant

Answer 74

iii

Question 75

Subdominant

Answer 75

IV

Question 76

Dominant

Answer 76

V

Question 77

Submediant

Answer 77

vi

Question 78

Leading Tone

Answer 78

vii

Question 79

Steps of Conducting

Answer 79

1. Preparation 2. Ictus 3. Rebound 4. Penultimate beat placement 5. Final beat placement

Question 80

Baroque Dates

Answer 80

1600-1750

Question 81

Baroque Characteristics

Answer 81

Decorative; Filled with ornaments; Few dynamic markings

Question 82

Baroque Composers

Answer 82

Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Pachelbel

Question 83

Classical Dates

Answer 83

1750-1825

Question 84

Classical Characteristics

Answer 84

Reserved; Intellectual; Rational-sounding; Controlled compositions; Great growth in string section

Question 85

Classical Composers

Answer 85

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn

Question 86

Classical Orchestra Size

Answer 86

30-50; Marked increase number of string players

Question 87

Romantic Dates

Answer 87

1825-1900

Question 88

Romantic Characteristics

Answer 88

Conveyed feeling; Programmatic; Used nature for inspiration; Nationalistic; Incorporation of folk tunes

Question 89

Romantic Composers

Answer 89

Weber, Chopin, Brahms, Dvorak, Grieg, Tchiakovsky

Question 90

Modern Dates

Answer 90

1900-Present

Question 91

Modern Characteristics

Answer 91

Unconventional sources of inspiration; Broke molds of traditional harmony

Question 92

Modern Composers

Answer 92

Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Copland, Gershwin

Question 93

It. Horn

Answer 93

Corno

Question 94

Fr. Horn

Answer 94

Cor

Question 95

Ger. Horn

Answer 95

Horn

Question 96

It. Trumpet

Answer 96

Tromba

Question 97

Fr. Trumpet

Answer 97

Trompette

Question 98

Ger. Trumpet

Answer 98

Trompete

Question 99

It. Trombone

Answer 99

Trombone

Question 100

Fr. Trombone

Answer 100

Trombone

Question 101

Ger. Trombone

Answer 101

Posaune

Question 102

Fr. Tuba

Answer 102

Tuba