Romantic Flashcards
What scale is used in romantic music
Chromatic scale
what is the chromatic scale
played by using every note including sharps and flats
what is a pedal
a bass note (a low note ) either repeated or held continuously while the parts and chords change above it
What is an inverted pedal
when a note is held in the same manner but is not the lowest note
ie either a high note or mid range note
what is a counter melody
a melody played it sung at the same time as another melody. It’s different from an accompaniment as it should be able to stand as it’s own melody
What is a rubato
when the tempo of the music speeds up and slows down for expressive effect
it’s up to the performer when the tempo changes
What new instruments where introduced in the romantic period
- piccolo ( flute and is the highest instrument in the orchestra )
- tuba ( lowest member of the brass family )
- harp ( became popular during the romantic period )
- saxophone ( made of brass but is played using a single reed so is woodwind )
What percussion instruments where introduced (7)
- snare drum - unpitched
( has staccato effects and rolls ) - bass drum - unpitched
( normally used for effects rather than for rhythmic playing ) - cymbals - unpitched
( played as crass symbols it used for rolls ) - tambourine - unpitched
( can be shaker or used for thumb rolls ) - triangle - unpitched
- glockenspiel - pitched
- xylophone - pitched
what are wind bands
bands containing woodwind, brass and percussion instruments
describe the melody / harmony concepts
inverted pedal
chromatic
counter melody
pedal
describe the rhythm / tempo concepts
rubato
describe the timbre / dynamics concepts
piccolo
tuba
harp
saxophone
percussion
wind bands
describe the style concepts
romantic
