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Anthem (AH)

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A piece of choral religious music sung in English
Used in the Protestant church during the Renaissance period
It may be accompanied, but it is usually a cappella

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Ayre/Air (AH)

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Ayre is the Renaissance word for song
Sung in English with a secular (non-religious) text
Song for a solo singer
Likely to be modal
Usually strophic in form
Normally accompanied by Renaissance instruments such as lute

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Ballett (AH)

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Sung in English with a secular (non-religious) text
It is sung a cappella and is strophic in form
It goes “Fa la la”

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Chorale (AH)

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A hymn tune sung in German
Written in four parts (SATB)
Mainly syllabic and homophonic

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Galliard (AH)

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Lively dance with three beats in a bar

Usually follows a pavan

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Madrigal (AH)

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Sung in English with a secular (non-religious) text
Song in four part harmony (SATB)
Traditionally polyphonic and a cappella
Feature lots of imitation
Normally through-composed
Often uses word painting
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Motet (AH)

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Essentially the Catholic equivalent to an Anthem
Sung in Latin
Sung in four part harmony (SATB)
Sung a cappella and is polyphonic in texture

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Nationalist (AH)

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Expression of strong feelings for the composers country in their music
Music with a distinct flavour by which the composers nationality may be easily recognised

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Pavan (AH)

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Slow, stately dance with two beats in a bar

Usually followed by a galliard

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Renaissance (AH)

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Renaissance means ‘rebirth’ and marks a period in history where there was a resurgence of interest in music based on the ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans
From approximately 1450 - 1600

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Chamber music (H)

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Music performed by a small group
One player to a part
Examples are string quartet, piano trio or wind quintet

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Impressionist (H)

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20th century style
Brief musical ideas merge and change, creating a blurred and vague outline
Tuneful but with unusual harmonies and dissonance

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Jazz funk (H)

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Combination of jazz and rock
Uses both popular and jazz instruments
May contain improvisation
Commonly uses the added 6th

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Lied (H)

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A German song from the romantic period for voice and piano

Either strophic or through-composed in form

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Mass (H)

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Religious music sung in Latin
Usually sung a cappella with a very polyphonic texture
Often features passages of melisma
It has six main sections: 
Kyrie Eleison
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Credo in Unum Deum 
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus 
Benedictus 
Agnus Dei
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Musique concrete (H)

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20th century style of composition

Uses acoustic sounds which are manipulated by technology

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Oratorio (H)

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Large scale work without acting or stage design
Sung in English
Contains songs for solo voice and/or choirs
Often includes recitatives, arias and choruses

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Plainchant (H)

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Sung in Latin with no regular metre
Tonality is described as modal
Word setting can be both melismatic and/or syllabic

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Recitative (H)

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Performed by a solo voice
Mainly syllabic with simple accompaniment
Music follows the rhythm of speech
Often followed by an aria

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Sonata (H)

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Work for solo piano or solo instrument and piano

Often in three or four movements

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Soul (H)

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Style of Afro-American popular music
Elements of gospel and blues
Solo voice with backing vocals
Likely to feature a horn section

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Aria (N5)

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Solo sung in an operatic style

May contain passages of melisma

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Bothy ballad (N5)

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Unaccompanied folk song with many verses
Sung by a solo male
From the North-East of Scotland
Tells a story of rural or farming life

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Celtic rock (N5)

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Mixes Celtic folk music and rock

Uses both traditional and popular instruments

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Chorus (N5)

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A group of singers or the music written for these singers

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Classical (N5)

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From approximately 1750-1810
Famous composers include Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn
Features larger orchestras than in the Baroque period

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Gaelic psalm (N5)

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Slow, unaccompanied Gaelic church tunes

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Gospel (N5)

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Development of the spirituals sung by slaves
Songs written with religious lyrics in a popular style
Performed by choirs/congregations
Accompanied by electric organ/piano and other popular instruments

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Indian (N5)

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Music from India

Uses instruments such as sitar and tabla

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Minimalist (N5)

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20th century style

Simple rhythmic and melodic figures are constantly repeated with slight changes

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Pibroch (N5)

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The classical music of the bagpipes

Usually a slow theme and variations

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Symphony (N5)

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Large work for orchestra

Usually in four movements

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Waulking song (N5)

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Gaelic work song
Sung when beating tweed
Sung in call and response

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African music (N4)

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Features voices and/or African drums

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Baroque (N4)

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From approximately 1600-1750
Famous composers include Bach, Vivaldi and Handel
Extensive use of ornamentation and sequence

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Concerto (N4)

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Work for solo instrument and orchestra

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Mouth music (N4)

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Unaccompanied songs with Gaelic or nonsense words
Performed by a solo voice or voices in unison
Normally sung for ceilidh dances

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Opera (N4)

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Drama set to music

Features soloists, chorus, orchestra and acting

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Ragtime (N4)

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Played on piano

Syncopated rhythm against a steady vamped accompaniment

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Rapping (N4)

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Rhyming lyrics that are spoken and performed in time to a beat
Popular in hip-hop music

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Reggae (N4)

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Developed in Jamaica in the 1960s

Strong accents on the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar

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Romantic (N4)

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From approximately 1810-1900
Famous composers include Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Liszt
Larger orchestras than ever before and use of rubato

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Scots ballad (N4)

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Slow Scottish song that tells a story

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Swing (N4)

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Jazz style that started in the 1930s
Performed by a big band
In 4/4 time
Features a ‘cheese, mouldy cheese’ rhythm

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Blues (N3)

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Often in 4/4 and based on a 12 bar blues structure

Melody uses notes from the blues scale

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Jazz (N3)

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Often uses saxophone
Usually features syncopation and improvisation
Use of chords such as the added 6th

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Latin American (N3)

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Dance music from South America
Use of percussion instruments
Lively off-beat rhythms

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Musical (N3)

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A play which has speaking, singing and dancing and is performed on a stage

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Pop (N3)

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A style of popular music

Played by a group of musicians or a solo artist

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Rock (N3)

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Heavy, driving beat
Use of distortion
Usually features electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit

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Rock ‘n’ roll (N3)

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1950s American music
Grew from jazz, blues, gospel and country
Often uses a riff

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