renaissance, baroque and classical era

Question 1

what is an alberti bass?

Answer 1

accompaniment of broken chords, low note, high note, middle note, high note

Question 2

what is an aria

Answer 2

a solo song in opera which allows the soloist to show off

Question 3

what is a basso continuo?

Answer 3

a form of accompaniment meaning continuous bass

Question 4

what is chamber music

Answer 4

music to be played in a small room by a string quartet

Question 5

what is classical

Answer 5

era from 1750-1810, orchestra consists of PIANO, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, kettle drums, strings

Question 6

what is compound time

Question 7

what is concertino

Answer 7

the small group of instruments within a concerto grosso

Question 8

what is a concerto

Question 9

what is a concerto grosso

Answer 9

a large scale baroque work

Question 10

what is con sordino

Answer 10

a muted trumpet

Question 11

what is a counter melody

Answer 11

harmony

Question 12

what is a countertenor

Answer 12

a male voice that is higher than a tenors

Question 13

what is a crescendo

Answer 13

the music gets louder

Question 14

what is a Da Capo Aria

Answer 14

an aria in ternary form (ABA) most commonly sung by a soloist in an oratorio or opera when s section returns its fancy

Question 15

what is a ground bass

Answer 15

A repeated phrase in the bass using long notes

Question 16

what is imitation

Question 17

what is an interrupted cadence

Answer 17

in a major key, chord 6 is minor

Question 18

what is a mass

Answer 18

a large scale religious work using words and phrases in Latin such as Agnus dei, Kyrie eleison, sanctus and Benedictus, credo and gloria

Question 19

what is a mode

Answer 19

this term describes music based on a mode - a type of early scale used before major and minor keys were introduced

Question 20

what is opera

Question 21

what is a passacaglia

Answer 21

3 beats in a bar usually a set of variations over a ground bass

Question 22

what is a plainchant

Answer 22

a religious group singing in unison. It is sung in Latin, acapella, male voices, legato

Question 23

what is a rallentando

Question 24

what is a recitative

Answer 24

A type of vocal writing where the music follows the rhythm of speech, ‘recite’

Question 25

what is a ripieno

Answer 25

the rest of an orchestra in a concerto grosso ( often strings)

Question 26

what is a sequence

Question 27

what is simple time

Answer 27

3/4 & 4/4

Question 28

what is a solo

Question 29

what is a string quartet

Answer 29

2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello

Question 30

what is syllabic word setting

Answer 30

each syllable gets a note

Question 31

what is a symphony

Answer 31

no solo instruments

Question 32

what is a tierce de picardie

Answer 32

when the final chord of a minor piece is played in a major key

Question 33

what is a tremolando

Answer 33

rapid up and down movement of a bow on a stringed instrument, trill is two different notes & tremolando is 1 note

Question 34

what is a trill

Answer 34

rapid movement between 2 notes

Question 35

what is vamp

Answer 35

chord note

Question 36

irregular time

Answer 36

not 3/4 or 4/4

Question 37

what is arco

Answer 37

using a bow

Question 38

what is augmentation?

Answer 38

notes are played at double length making them slower

Question 39

what is diminution

Answer 39

notes are played at half the length making it faster

Question 40

what is a cadenza?

Answer 40

A soloist shows off in a concerto

Question 41

what is a chromatic scale?

Answer 41

moves in semitones, you hear every note as it moves- jaws

Question 42

homophonic

Answer 42

parts moving together

Question 43

flutter tounging

Answer 43

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