Styles Flashcards
What is chamber music?
Music written for a small instrumental ensemble with one player to a part
What is impressionist?
A 20th century style where brief musical ideas merge and change to create a rather blurred and vague outline
What is jazz funk?
A combination of jazz improvisation and amplified instruments and character of rock
What is lied?
A german song from the romantic period for voice and piano in which both parts are important
What is mass?
A large scale, sacred work sung in Latin for solo singers, chorus and orchestra. The five main sections are Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei
What is musique concrete?
20th century style of composition using pre-recorded live sounds, for example, a creaking door. These sounds are then edited such a reversing or speeding up
What is an oratorio?
A large scale work without acting or stage design. It is usually based on a story from the bible set to music for solo singers, chorus and orchestra. Oratorios often include recitatives, arias and choruses
What is a plainchant?
Unaccompanied melody set to the Latin words of the Roman Catholic Liturgy Modal with no regular metre
What is a recitative?
A type of vocal writing where the music follows the rhythm of speech. A recitative is often followed by an aria
What is a sonata?
A work for solo piano or solo instrument and piano, often in three or four movements
What is soul music?
A style of Afro-American popular music including elements of blues, gospel and conveying strong emotions
What is a string quartet?
Two violins, a viola and a cello
