western classical tradition 1650-1910 Flashcards
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baroque typical features (texture)
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- call and response (antiphonal)
- contrapuntal texture
- variety
2
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baroque typical features (melody)
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- single line melody
- ornamentation
- melismas
- imitation
- scalic
3
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baroque typical features
instrumentation
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- heavy use of strings
- harpsichord- basso continuo - figured bass
- limited use of brass and percussion for emphasis at cadence points (don’t have valves yet so can only play a few pitches
- use of voices (choral)
4
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baroque typical features
tonality
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- major
- minor
5
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baroque typical features
rhythm
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-hemiola
6
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baroque typical features
harmony
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- diatonic
- primary triad
- use of perfect cadences
7
Q
classical typical features
texture
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- melody and accompaniment
- Alberti bass
- symphony
- pedal notes in the intro
8
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classical typical features
melody
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- chromatic inflections
- scalic
9
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classical typical features
harmony
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- diatonic harmony (balanced)
- - perfect cadences, complete
10
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classical typical features
tonality
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- major key
- perfect cadences, complete
- use of primary triads -1,4,5 maybe 6, establishes key
11
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classical typical features
instrumentation
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- tremolo in strings
- ornamentation (acciaccaturas, trills, appoggiaturas etc)
- transposing instruments (use of horns)
- woodwind (decoration and colour)
- string-based orchestra
- brass used for cadence points
12
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classical typical features
rhythm
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- dotted notes
- triplets
- sequences, same ideas but notes moving in step
- balanced phrases (emphasis on the first and third notes in a bar)
13
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classical typical features
dynamics
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- crescendos
- staccato
14
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baroque typical features
dynamics
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-very little to no dynamics
15
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romantic typical features (texture)
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mainly homophonic (melody and accompaniment), however sometimes used polyphonic texture
