Timbre/dynamics Flashcards
Timbre/Dynamics
What is: Tremolando?
Technique used on string instruments. Trembling, quivering.
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What is: Harmonics?
The high eerie sounds produced on a bowed string instrument by lightly touching the string at certain points. On a guitar these will sound bell-like.
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What is: coloatura?
Term for (usually, but not always) high, florid vocal singing involving scales, runs and ornaments. Sometimes these passages were written down, but often were extemporised by the performer.
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What is: Ripieno?
In baroque music, especially concerto grosso, the term means the main group of instrumentalists as opposed to the small/solo group which was known as the concertino.
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What is: Concertino?
In a concertino grosso this is the name given to the small, solo group of instrumentalists as opposed to the main group, the ripieno.
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What is: String quartet?
A chamber music ensemble consisting of first and second violins, viola, and cello. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music, with most major composers, from the late 18th century onwards, writing string quartets.
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What is: Consort?
A small group of instruments of the same family playing together, eg: a consort of viols. The term usually applies to music from the renaissance period.
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What is: Counter Tenor?
A male adult voice that is higher than a Tenor’s. The strong and pure tones is produced by resonances mainly in the head. This type of voice was very popular until the end of the 18th century.
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What is: Sprechgesang?
A technique used in vocal music where the singer is required to use the voice in an expressive manner half-way between singing and speaking.it appears in a number of pieces by Schoenberg and Berg (Early 20th century)
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What is: Piano Trio?
A group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. One of the most common forms for classical chamber music.
