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genres and textures Flashcards

1
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monophony

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one melody line

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polyphony

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independent melodies

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imitative polyphony

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individual parts share melody pieces - points of imitation

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micropolyphony

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polyphony so closely spaced that individ parts are indiscernible

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homophony

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melody + accomp

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aria

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song for solo voice, sometimes with larger ensemble playing accomp

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aria chars

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metric, melodious, repeating text frags (like how a is repeated?), melismas

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monody, style and texture

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single vocal melody over inst accomp (homophonic)

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lament aria

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poem or song expressing grief, regret, mourning

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lament aria chars

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descending basso ostinato (repeating ground bass) in triple meter

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art song/lied

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poetry in the form of monody for solo voice and piano accomp

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art song forms

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strophic, modified strophic, or through-composed

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13
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ballet/ballet score

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the music….. for ballet

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14
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cantata can be (function)

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sacred or secular (both, like how ta is repeated. most ridiculous mnemonic award)

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cantata ensemble

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solo vocal, basso cont, and sometimes other instruments solo is like can, bc is like tata bc ta repeats like its “continuoso”

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cantata mvts

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one but different sections of aria, rec, arioso, + diff metres and tempos

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chamber

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small ensemble. NOT A GENRE.

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chant

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monophonic, a cappella, sacred vocal music, latin text, nonmetrical

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19
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character piece

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one mvt (like one character) for solo piano

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character piece title

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descriptive, like describing.. a character (mood, scene, type of song or dance)

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21
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character piece length

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2-7 min

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22
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character piece model

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bel canto aria

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23
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char piece texture

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homophonic

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24
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nocturne

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“night piece” - type of character piece

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concerto mvts

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usually 3 - syllables

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concerto ensemble

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inst soloist(s) and orch with basso cont

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concerto grosso

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just a small ensemble (2+) with orch and basso cont

28
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cycle

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collection of music published together with other unifying characteristics - key ptn, motives, subjects

29
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double concerto, triple, quadruple, octuple, who cares

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for the specified amount of soloists

30
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fantasia

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solo inst, virtuosic and improv style, based on one theme with variation

31
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fantasia mvts

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  1. like the amount of times you played the theme by thomas tallis
32
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film score

A

u know

33
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mass/mass mvt

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just a part of mass

34
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motet

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sacred choral music

35
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motet ensemble

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vocal unaccomp

36
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motet texture

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polyphonic

37
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music drama who

A

wagner

38
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music drama story based on

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german epics, norse mythology

39
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music drama musical chars

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endless melody, chromatic harmony, crazy vocal pts

40
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music drama theme was called

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leitmotif

41
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music dramas were (emile likes wagner bc)

A

nationalist

42
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oratorio

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basically an opera without the play

43
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oratorio function/subject

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created as secular but can be both

44
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opera when + where

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1600, venice
frannie went to see madama butterfly for her 16th (probably)`

45
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buffa situation and people

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silly - contemp situations, common ppl

46
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buffa acts

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2 - 2 syllables

47
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seria people

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serious - aristocratic

48
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seria acts

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3 - syllables

49
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piano trio

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piano violin cello

50
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piano quintet

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piano and quartet

51
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recitative

A

imitates speech with basso cont

52
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requiem mass

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funeral mass

53
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singspiel

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german comic opera

54
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singspiel type of speech

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dialogue, not rec, for speaking AND music

55
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sonata mvts

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multi mvt (?)

56
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sonata ensemble

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solo instrument(s) + basso cont OR solo keyboard

57
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song cycle/of art songs

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art songs published together based on unifying chars

58
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string quart mvts

A

4 (as in quartet)

59
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suite types

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1 - multi mvt collection of dances
2 - multi mvt programmatic mvts with individ descriptive titles, pub together under 1 desc title
3 - multi mvt excerpts from larger work like ballet

60
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symph poem/tone poem

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1mvt work for orch w descriptive title; no rules

61
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FAKE GENRE ALERT: symphonic sketches

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i guess like a not quite symphony and something programmatic

62
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symphony

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multi mvt (4) inst genre for orchestra

63
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symphony + string quart classical model

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1 - allegro, sonata, longest
2 - adagio, theme + vars, contrasting key
3 - moderato, maybe tonic, dance, brief + light
4 - fast, tonic, rondo/sonata, light, lively

64
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symphony + string quart classical model

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1 - allegro, tonic, sonata, longest
2 - adagio, contrasting, theme + vars, contrasts 1st mvt
3 - moderato, tonic or contrasting, dance, brief
4 - fast, tonic, rondo/sonata, light

65
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vocalise

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the voice but not speaking

66
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woodwind quartet

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flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

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