terms

Question 1

Absolute Music

Answer 1

Instrumental music without pictorial associations. Titles usually refer to genre, tempo, of form of piece. Classical era trait.

ex: String Quartet in C major

Question 2

Affections

Answer 2

Baroque Philosophy referring to emotions in a piece. Usually in baroque, we see one affection, or one clear emotion, portrayed throughout a movement.

ex: La Primavera

Question 3

Answer

Answer 3

Second statement of main theme in a fugue. Usually in dominant key.

ex: Prelude and Fugue in B flat major

Question 4

Aria

Answer 4

Solo song for solo voice and accompaniment found in operas, oratorios, and cantatas.

Ex: Carmen

Question 5

Art Song

Answer 5

Musical setting and portrayal of a poem, usually performed by solo voice and piano accompaniment.

ex: Erlkonig

Question 6

Atonality

Answer 6

Lack and absence of a tonal center, resulting in dissonances.

Ex: Prelude a l’apres midi d’une faune

Question 7

Ballet

Answer 7

Highly stylized type of dance, interpreting a story. Developed in the 17th Century.

ex: Rite of Spring

Question 8

Baroque

Answer 8

Originates from the Portuguese word, barocco, meaning a misshapen pearl. Used to be a derogatory term for the overly ornate art of the era, but now we use it to refer to the art, architecture, and music of the 17th and 18th century.

ex:Antonio Vivaldi

Question 9

Basso Continuo

Answer 9

Baroque performance practice involving two performers. One plays the notated bass line while the other realizes a harmonic framework based off of the figured base.

ex: La Primavera

Question 10

Binary Form

Answer 10

Two part structure, AB
Both Parts repeat
Section A usually ends with an open cadence in the dominant or relative major key.

ex: Prelude in B flat major

Question 11

Chamber Music

Answer 11

Music for small ensemble, generally no conductor, one part per player.

Question 12

Changing Meters

Answer 12

Shift in metric groupings caused by a change in time signature.

ex: Prelude a l’apres midi d’une faune

Question 13

Choreography

Answer 13

Art of designing dance movements and steps for a ballet.

Ex: Rite of Spring

Question 14

Col legno

Answer 14

Method used by Berlioz.
Indication for players to start tapping strings with the wooden part of the bow on their string instrument.

Ex: Symphonie Fantastique

Question 15

chromatic harmony

Answer 15

Extensive us of notes outside of the key signature for increased emotion. Romantic era.
Greek is Khroma

Ex: Polonaise in A flat major

Question 16

Classicism

Answer 16

Art , architecture, and music of the 18th Century. Also cultures of ancient rome and greece
Principles of Symmetry, balance, and proportion
Emphasis on excellence, enduring value, timeless quality

EX: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Question 17

Clavier

Answer 17

German word for keyboard instrument that wasnt and organ

Ex: The Well Tempered Clavier: Prelude and Fuge in B flat major

Question 18

Coda

Answer 18

Concluding section that reaffirms the tonic key

Question 19

Concerto

Answer 19

Instrumental genre in baroque
3 movements
Usually ritornello
Shows virtuosity of soloist

Ex: La Primavera

Question 20

Counterpoint

Answer 20

Polyphonic texture
Combination of 2 or more independent melodic lines

Ex: Prelude and Fugue in B flat maj