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1
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Sonata form

A

Expo dev recap

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2
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Exposition

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Start of sonata or fugue, everyone has played the tune once

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3
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Fugue words

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Tonal answer real answer subject exposition stretto contrapuntal

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4
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Galliard

A

3/4 after pavan

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5
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Ground bass

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Bass repeated while top varies

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6
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Impressionist

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Sounds blurry, whole tone pentatonic scales parallel chords and unresolved chords

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7
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Leitmotiv

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Theme

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8
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Microtone

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Slightly off

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9
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Minimalist

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Repetition

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10
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Mordant

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Dada dummm

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11
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Motet

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Latin text polyphonic texture a Capella

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12
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Neo classical

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Classical stuff with dissonance atonal harmonies smaller orchestras

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13
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Oratorio

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Bible recital

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14
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Ostinato

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Riff

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15
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Passacaglia

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Variations over a ground bass

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16
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Passion

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Oratorio but Jesus death

17
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Pentatonic

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Not many notes sounds like the mermaid bit in Harry Potter

18
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Ripieno

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Main group, not soloists

19
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Ritornello

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Brief intro or interlude in vocal, passage between scenes in opera.
Main theme played by ripieno

20
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Scherzo

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Lively, triple time l, ternary form, third movement of symphony sonata or chamber

21
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Sonata

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Piano plus solo

22
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Sonata form

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Expo
Dev
Recap
Expo has two contrasting themes in related keys

23
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Stretto

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Voices or instruments follow each other closely like a fugue

24
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Tremolo

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trembling notes, or a trill

25
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Episode

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Modulating link in a fugue