Key points

Question 1

Harmonic devices

Answer 1

major/ minor
Diatonic/ chromatic
Consonant or dissonant
key change/ modulation
cadences
Diminished sevenths
drone note
pedal note
inverted pedal
imitation

Question 2

Describe the…. (exam technique)

Answer 2

Starts with….
does this….
End this….

Question 3

Describe 3 musical features (6 marks)

Answer 3

Device…. than effect

Question 4

Cadences

Answer 4

perfect, imperfect, interrupted……

Question 5

Baroque features

Answer 5

….

Question 6

Harpsichord features

Answer 6

no sustain pedal
no dynamics

Question 7

Contrapuntal

Answer 7

(means polyphonic) used for the Baroque period pieces

Question 8

Guitar

Answer 8

NEVER just write guitar

e.g. Electric guitar
instead

Question 9

Baroque period

Answer 9

17th century
ground bass
light touch
tune played in both hands
ornaments
no pedal

Question 10

Classical period

Answer 10

lots of scales and arpeggios
melody in one hand and accompaniment
alberti bass

Question 11

Romantic period

Answer 11

Rubato
Sustained pedal
rich harmonies
chromatic notes

Question 12

20th century

Answer 12

jazzy
- syncopated
swung rhythms
blues notes

Non jazzy
- dissonance
no sense of key
repetitive clashing chords

Question 13

Perfect cadence

Answer 13

5 - 1

Question 14

interrupted cadence

Answer 14

5-6

Question 15

Imperfect Cadence

Answer 15

1-5
or
4-5

Question 16

Tonality

Answer 16

Major - happy
Minor - sad
Modal - doesn’t quite fit major or minor
Atonal - no obvious key

Question 17

Plagal Cadence

Answer 17

sounds finished but uses a more subtle approach 4-1

Question 18

Cadences tips

Answer 18

guess perfect

Question 19

harmony x3 key ones

Answer 19

pedal
circle of 5ths
cadences

Question 20

Rhythm x2 key

Answer 20

syncopation
ostinato

Question 21

Melodic devices

Answer 21

sequence - allows harmonies to change
ostinato

Question 22

jazz key features

Answer 22

Acoustic guitar and bass guitar

Rhythm:
syncopated

Harmonies:
altered chords
extended chords
dissonance
sustained chords

Free tempo

Question 23

Bossa Nova/ latin key features

Answer 23

português singing

acoustic guitar

bossa groove rhythm

Question 24

key words for Bach

Answer 24

Diatonic
fugal like
baroque
Concerto groos
D major
Part B in A major
harpsichord
bass continuo
Counterpoint
Dialoguing
ascending sequence

Question 25

key words for Beethoven

Answer 25

Free tempo opening Large tessitura of notes and dynamics Sonata form chromaticism C Minor First subject ornamentation Intro, exposition, development, recapitulation grave intro dynamic contrast

Question 26

Key words Purcell

Answer 26

Word painting melismatic rising and falling melodies Ground bass descending phrases repetition off beat syncopated ornaments ternary form A minor - medicated to E minor and A major and C major Dissonance Suspension Functional harmonies Ostinato Onomatopoeic repetition

Question 27

Key words Queen

Answer 27

Panning Flange Filter sweep Vocalisation Backing vocals overdubbing Melody dominated homophony finger click opening Staccato chords Conjunct Eb major some chromatics

Question 28

Key words Gravity

Answer 28

Colla voce leit motif Tremolo mostly syllabic dotted rhythm Leitmotif Syncopation D major

Question 29

Key words Williams

Answer 29

Quartal harmonies Fanfare Major key Tutti Bb major

Question 30

Key words afro celt

Answer 30

Celtic African polyrhythms filter sweeps texture increases drones gaelic vocals (celtic) Panning Male vox Female Vox

Question 31

key words Samba

Answer 31

Jazz harmonies bossa nova grove Lyrics about love

Question 32

key words melody

Answer 32

colla voce vocalisation word painting rising and falling dynamics disjunct mordents ornaments imitation repetition melismatic syllabic scalic sequences chromatic ostinato conjunct

Question 33

key words harmony

Answer 33

diatonic circle of 5ths quartal harmony dissonance consonant chord progression tonic pedal harmonic rhythm inverted pedal pedal ostinato plagal cadences Dominat chord Dominant 7ths Diminished 7ths intervals

Question 34

Tonality key words

Answer 34

relative major/ minor tonic key modal modulation atonal minor major bitonal

Question 35

Texture key words

Answer 35

counterpoint Contrapuntal Monophonic Antiphony Polyphonic Homophony Imitation Unison Fugal

Question 36

Rhythm key words

Answer 36

cross rhythm swung rhythm sextuplets triplets dotted rhythm syncopation off beat polyrhythm ostinato

Question 37

Tempo key words

Answer 37

allegretto adagio rubato free time accelerando lento rall rit andante moderato allegro

Question 38

Structure key words

Answer 38

Ground bass Binary Ternary Verse - chorus Song structure Sonata form

Question 39

Technology key words

Answer 39

Flanger panning filter sweep reverb multi- tracking overdubbbling wah wah pedal layering loops compression overdrive distortion filter sweep low pass filter high cut frequency

Question 40

Instrumentation key words

Answer 40

synthesiser arco double stopping pizzicato vibrato tremolo falsetto vocalisation slurs

Question 41

Describe 3 features of the harmony that is a characteristic of Baroque music

Answer 41

functional ground bass Suspension perfect cadence

Question 42

texture key word

Answer 42

parallel motion

Question 43

feature of texture for baraquo orchestral music

Answer 43

counterpoint/contrapuntal/polyphonic imitation inverted pedal fugal ripieno/concertin

Question 44

Accompaniment

Answer 44

write about instruments

Question 45

how is the recapitaltion different from the exposition

Answer 45

Second subject is in a different key Recapitulation is not repeated

Question 46

musical features

Answer 46

Ostinato  Cross rhythms  Polyrhythm  Layered texture  Syncopation