Terms Part 6

Question 1

recitative

Answer 1

A type of singing in which the soloist adopts the rhythm and delivery of ordinary speech to move the plot forward

Question 2

recitativo accompagnato

Answer 2

Stricter rhythm and more involved, often orchestral, accompaniment

Question 3

recitativo secco

Answer 3

Sung with a free rhythm dictated by the accents of the words

Question 4

ripieno

Answer 4

A term used to denote the use of the full orchestra in the Baroque concerto

Question 5

ritornello form

Answer 5

A structure employed in the first and third movements of the Baroque concerto

Question 6

rocket theme

Answer 6

A musical technique perfected by the Mannheim Orchestra in the 18th century in which a rising figure (a scale or arpeggio) speeded up and grew louder as it rose higher and higher

Question 7

Romanticism

Answer 7

Emphasis on originality and individuality, personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form

Question 8

rondo form

Answer 8

A piece of music where the musical material stated at the beginning of the piece keeps returning.

Question 9

rounded binary form

Answer 9

The material at the beginning of the first section returns, often shortened, after a contrasting phrase at the beginning of the second section

Question 10

rubato

Answer 10

Italian for “robbed time”. Rhythmic flexibility for speeding up or slowing down

Question 11

scherzo and trio

Answer 11

A brisk lively movement, developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section

Question 12

serenade

Answer 12

A musical composition or performance delivered in honour of someone or something

Question 13

sonata cycle

Answer 13

A musical structure generally consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation

Question 14

sonata form

Answer 14

Formal structure often used in the first movement of a sonata cycle.