terms Flashcards
Absolute Music
Instrumental music without pictorial associations. Titles usually refer to genre, tempo, of form of piece. Classical era trait.
ex: String Quartet in C major
Affections
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
Answer
Second statement of main theme in a fugue. Usually in dominant key.
ex: Prelude and Fugue in B flat major
Aria
Solo song for solo voice and accompaniment found in operas, oratorios, and cantatas.
Ex: Carmen
Art Song
Musical setting and portrayal of a poem, usually performed by solo voice and piano accompaniment.
ex: Erlkonig
Atonality
Lack and absence of a tonal center, resulting in dissonances.
Ex: Prelude a l’apres midi d’une faune
Ballet
Highly stylized type of dance, interpreting a story. Developed in the 17th Century.
ex: Rite of Spring
Baroque
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
Basso Continuo
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
Binary Form
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
Chamber Music
Music for small ensemble, generally no conductor, one part per player.
Changing Meters
Shift in metric groupings caused by a change in time signature.
ex: Prelude a l’apres midi d’une faune
Choreography
Art of designing dance movements and steps for a ballet.
Ex: Rite of Spring
Col legno
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
chromatic harmony
Extensive us of notes outside of the key signature for increased emotion. Romantic era.
Greek is Khroma
Ex: Polonaise in A flat major
