Styles Flashcards
Baroque
Music written between 1600 and 1750
Classical
Music written between 1750 and 1810
Romantic
Music written between 1810 and 1900
Opera
A secular drama set to music featuring vocals with orchestral accompaniment
Aria
A song found in opera and oratorio usually with orchestral accompaniment
Chorus
A group of singers with several voices to each part
Musical
Popular musical play featuring vocals and orchestra
Concerto
Solo instrument and orchestra
Symphany
Large work for an orchestra with 4 movements
Bothy Ballad
Folk song with many verses telling a story
Gaelic Psalms
Unaccompanied songs in Gaelic 1 person starts and the rest follow
Mouth Music
Nonsense words used to prepare for war with no istruments
Scots Ballad
A slow Scottish song telling a story
Waulking Song
Sung by women in Gaelic while hitting the urine out of their husbands kilts
Pibroch
Solo Bagpipes
Blues
4/4, 12 bar structure, flattened notes
Ragtime
Dance, 19th Century, Syncopated
Swing
A jazz style in the 1930s usually performed by Big Bands
Minimalist
20th Century, simple rhythms repeated with a slight change each time
African Music
Music from Africa, drums and voices mainly
Indian
Music from India, using the Sitar and the Tabla
Pop
Popular music usually in the charts
Rock
Popular music with a steady driven beat
Jazz
Full popularity in the 1950s usually includes a swing
Scottish Music
Traditional songs, instruments, music and dances from Scotland
Latin American
Samba, Salsa, Paso Doble, Cha Cha music
Reggae
Music from Jamaica usually features a strong off-beat syncopated rhythms
Rapping
Rhyming lyrics with backing vocals
Gospel
Choir with rock band instruments influenced by African American music
Celtic Rock
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