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Music Final
Music Final
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Undergraduate 1
12/10/2013

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Homophonic
Definition
Texture with principle melody and accompanying harmony
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Harmony
Definition
The simultaneous combination of notes creating intervals and chords
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Conjunct
Definition
Smooth connected melody that moves in small intervals
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Disjunct
Definition
Disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps
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Syllabic
Definition
Melodic style with one notes to each syllable of text
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Monophonic
Definition
Single line texture or melody without accompaniment
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Melismatic
Definition
Melodic style characterized by many notes sung to a text syllable
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Motet
Definition
Polyphonic vocal genre secular in the middle ages but sacred or devotional thereafter
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Polyphonic
Definition
Two or more melodic lines combined into a multivoiced texture
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Mass proper
Definition
Varying Mass from day to day
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Mass ordinary
Definition
Mass that stayed the same everyday
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Chorale
Definition
Congregational hymn of the German Lutheran Church
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Council of Trent
Definition
Dealt with the reform of the liturgical music
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Opera
Definition
Music drama that is sung throughout, uses acting, scenery, and costumes
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Oratorio
Definition
Religions, Baroque period, similar to opera without the scenery, action, or costumes
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Cantata
Definition
Several movements, uses singing, arias, recitatives etcetera
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Madrigal
Definition
Short lyric love poem, Renaissance secular work
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Doctrine of the Affections
Definition
Baroque doctrine of the union of text and music
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Basso continuo
Definition
Continuous bass, performance with a bass and bass melody
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Terraced dynamics
Definition
Common in baroque music. This is the use of different levels of volume in this type of music.
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Concerto Grosso
Definition
Small group of solo instuments
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castrato
Definition
Castrated male
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Virtuoso
Definition
Person of great musical ability
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ritornello
Definition
Short, recurring instrumental passage found in the aria and Baroque concerto
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prelude and fugue
Definition
Paired movements the prelude in a free form the fugue in a strict imitative form
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Concerto Solo
Definition
soloist with an orchestra background
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Sonata-allegro mvt.
Definition
First section is the exposition, second is the development, third section is the recapitulation
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theme and variations
Definition
A theme is stated and then variations of the theme come after
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Binary
Definition
Two part form, each section is normally repeated
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ternary
Definition
Three part form- A statement, B contrast, A repetition
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minuet and trio
Definition
Third movement of the classical multimovement cycle, ternary form ABA
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Rondo
Definition
The first section usually reoccurs
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sonata
Definition
several movements for solo or small ensemble
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Cadenza
Definition
Solo at the end of an aria or a concerto
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aria
Definition
lyric song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, intense emotion
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recitative
Definition
solo vocal declamation that follows the infection of the text often resulting in a disjunct vocal style
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strophic
Definition
same music is repeated every stanza
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through-composed
Definition
composed beginning to end without repetitions of large sections
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idée fixe
Definition
Links different movements of work
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leitmotif
Definition
basic reoccurring theme
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Program music
Definition
instrumental music based on literature
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nationalism
Definition
Folk or music inspired by the nation
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chamber music
Definition
made up about 10 players, one for each part
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Impressionism
Definition
French, exotic
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Expressionism
Definition
Germany and Austria, literary form of music
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Sprechstimme
Definition
vocal style by Arnold Schoenberg, exact pitches
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