Romantic Era

Question 1

What is Rubato?

Answer 1

When the performer has freedom of tempo.

Question 2

Lied/ Lieder

Answer 2

German Romantic-era song for voice and piano accompaniment. Some Lieder are Strophic and some are Through- Composed.

Question 3

Strophic

Answer 3

When each verse/ chorus of a song uses the same melody.

Question 4

Through- Composed

Answer 4

Where a song continually develops and introduces new material with no obvious verse/ chorus.

Question 5

Tremolando

Answer 5

A string technique where the player alternates the bow very rapidly causing a ‘trembling’ sound.

Question 6

Harmonics

Answer 6

The high eerie sound produced on a string instrument by lightly touching the string at certain points.

Question 7

Harmonic Minor

Answer 7

A minor scale where the 7th note is sharpened. Often described as sounding Egyptian or Arabian.

Question 8

Melodic Minor

Answer 8

A minor scale where the 6th and 7th note of the scale are sharpened but only when ascending.

Question 9

Diminished 7th Chord

Answer 9

A dissonant-sounding chord. Find the 7th note of the key.

In the key of A minor ( A B C D E F G# A)

The 7th note is G#.

Now use your musical alphabet (take a note, miss a note)

G# a B c D e F

So the diminished 7th chord in the key of A minor is:

G# B D F