Styles

Question 1

Air/Ayre

Answer 1

madrigal which is usually performed as a solo with lute accompaniment. Can be a soloist with other istruments or voice without accompaniment. usually English.

Question 2

Contemporary Jazz

Answer 2

Jazz music of the 80s onwards. This music is rooted in jazz but has a cleaner sound and more polished performance. Contains less improvisation than normal jazz and can incorporate Rock, Funk, and RnB influences

Question 3

Anthem

Answer 3

Short sacred choral piece sung in ENGLISH. Can sung by choir unaccompanied or accompanied by an organ featuring solos. Protestant equivalent of a motet.

Question 4

Ballett

Answer 4

Madrigal in strophic form which was danced to. features Fa-la-la at end of each verse

Question 5

Chorale

Answer 5

German hymn tune. written is four parts for SATB. usually homophonic

Question 6

EDM

Answer 6

Electronic Dance Music

Question 7

Galliard

Answer 7

A renaissance court dance which follows a Pavan. A galliard is quick and lively with 3 beats in a bar.

Question 8

Madrigal

Answer 8

A secular work in the Renaissance period. Polyphonic in style, using imitation. features include English text, word painting, through composed, usually sung a capella.

Question 9

Motet

Answer 9

A sacred choral work from the Renaissance period. Latin text and polyphonic texture. usually acapella

Question 10

Neo-classical

Answer 10

classical music from 1929 onwards. features styles and structure of earlier periods but combined with dissonant, tonal, and atonal harmonies.

Question 11

Pavan

Answer 11

a renaissance court dance linked with the Galliard. the Pavan is slow with 2 beats in a bar

Question 12

Renaissance

Answer 12

The style of music between medieval and baroque. Usually secular or renaissance dance music

Question 13

Serial

Answer 13

A 20th century method of music composition in which the twelve notes of the chromatic scale are organised into a series or tone rown. This tone row can be organised