Styles/Forms

Question 1

hymn tune

Answer 1

a simple melody used in the church

Question 2

oratorio

Answer 2

a musical setting of a biblical story featuring vocals and orchestra (English)

Question 3

recitative

Answer 3

singing to imitate speech

Question 4

da capo aria

Answer 4

aria where the first section returns (is repeated)

Question 5

plainchant

Answer 5

latin church song which is unaccompanied and in unison. also has no regular meter

Question 6

mass

Answer 6

from the Renaissance period. a large scale choral work in latin with a polyphonic texture. usually acapella (listen for Gloria, Benedictus, etc.)

Question 7

anthem

Answer 7

short sacred choral work sung in english. can be unaccompanied or accompanied by organ

Question 8

madrigal

Answer 8

polyphonic vocal composition

Question 9

ballett

Answer 9

madrigal with “fa la la” chorus

Question 10

passion

Answer 10

oratorio about the crucifixion sung in German

Question 11

chorale

Answer 11

german hymn tune with SATB parts. usually homophonic

Question 12

lied

Answer 12

solo voice in german accompanied by piano

Question 13

sonata

Answer 13

A composition for solo instrument (usually piano), or

a composition for a solo instrument accompanied by piano

Question 14

concerto

Answer 14

a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra

Question 15

concerto grosso

Answer 15

from the baroque period, a smaller group of solo instruments (concertino) accompanied by a larger orchestra (ripieno)

Question 16

fugue

Answer 16

contrapuntal featuring a subject which is imitated by many parts

Question 17

chorale prelude

Answer 17

an extended work for organ based on a chorale

Question 18

symphony

Answer 18

large work for an orchestra in four movements

Question 19

air

Answer 19

a song or simple melody

Question 20

chaconne

Answer 20

a slow vocal or instrumental composition with three beats in a bar and ground bass

Question 21

passacaglia

Answer 21

variations over a ground bass

Question 22

bothy ballad

Answer 22

a folk song with many verses, which tells a story of farming life. Usually unaccompanied, sung solo by a man,

Question 23

gaelic psalms

Answer 23

unaccompanied songs sung in Gaelic. lead by one member of the congregation

Question 24

mouth music

Answer 24

gaelic nonsense singing

Question 25

scots ballad

Answer 25

A Scottish song which tells a story in strophic form

Question 26

waulking song

Answer 26

gaelic work song sung by women

Question 27

strathspey

Answer 27

scottish dance with four beats in a bard and a scotch snap

Question 28

pibroch

Answer 28

solo work for bagpipes

Question 29

slow air

Answer 29

slow traditional song played on fiddle or bagpipes