Symphony Flashcards

1
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What term does “a concluding section reaffirming the tonic key” refer to?

A

coda

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2
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What term does “two themes or theme groups, normally contrasting in character, are presented” refer to?

A

exposition

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3
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Which texture does the introduction establish in the opening phrases? (London Symphony)

  1. mainly homophonic.
  2. mainly polyphonic
A
  1. mainly homophonic
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Early Classical-era symphonies were often based on the three-section Italian

  1. concerto model
  2. overture model
  3. sonata model
  4. oratorio model
A
  1. overture model
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5
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SYMPHONY NO. 104 IN D MAJOR (“LONDON”) was significant because…

A

it was the last symphony Haydn composed

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6
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What term does “from the Latin for “tail” (cauda)” refer to?

A

coda

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7
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What term does “a formal structure often used in the first movement of a sonata cycle” refer to?

A

sonata form

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What term does “in sonata form: the second theme is a transposed version of the first theme, frequently employed by Haydn” refer to?

A

frequently employed by Haydn

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9
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What term does “the second main section in sonata form” refer to?

A

development

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10
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the Mannheim sigh

A

an emphatic stress on the first of two notes in a descending slur

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11
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the Mannheim crescendo

A

where the entire orchestra performs a dramatic crescendo

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12
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What term does “also known as sonata-allegro form” refer to?

A

sonata form

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13
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What term does “the first theme is in the tonic key” refer to?

A

exposition

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14
Q

the basso continuo was gradually replaced by…

A

independent orchestral parts

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15
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What term does “the second theme (or group of themes) is in a contrasting key; generally in the dominant or relative major” refer to?

A

exposition

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16
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the grand pause

A

where the full orchestra stops, resulting in dramatic silence (where it looks like everybody forgot what they were supposed to play)

17
Q

What term does “evolved out of rounded binary form, where Section A is repeated and Section B features two subsections, including a return to the opening material” refer to?

A

sonata form

18
Q

What term does “themes from the exposition are revitalized through fragmentation, contrapuntal manipulation, sequential treatment, as well as through changes to orchestration; modulation produces increased harmonic tension” refer to?

A

development

19
Q

What term does “consists of exposition (statement of two or more contrasting themes), development (departure), and recapitulation (return)” refer to?

A

sonata form

20
Q

How many movements is the London Symphony?

21
Q

What term does “the first main section in sonata form” refer to?

A

exposition

22
Q

What term does “in sonata form: the second theme is a transposed version of the first theme frequently employed by Haydn” refer to?

A

monothematic exposition

23
Q

What term does “the third main section in sonata form” refer to?

A

recapitulation

24
Q

the Mannheim roller

A

an extended crescendo involving a rising melodic line over an ostinato bass

25
Consider the first eight measures of the first theme of the exposition (London symphony). Which statement best describes them? 1. A highly embellished chromatic melody, played piano by the violins, alternates between tonic and dominant harmonies in eight-bar phrases.. 2. A contoured diatonic melody, folk-like in its simplicity and played piano by the violins, outlines the tonic triad in symmetrical four-measure phrases.
An elegantly contoured diatonic melody, folk-like in its simplicity and played piano by the violins, outlines the tonic triad in symmetrical four-measure phrases.
26
What term does "one or more new themes may also be introduced" refer to?
development
27
the Mannheim rocket
essentially, an ascending arpeggio
28
What term does "first and second themes are both restated, either in original or in modified form, in the tonic key" refer to?
recapitulation