Music History

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Overture to A Midsummer Nights Dream composer

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Felix Mendelssohn

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Instrumental music with extra-musical associations inspired by literature, visual arts, historical events or scenes from natures

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Program music

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A category of program music
A freestanding orchestral work not connected to an opera or ballet
Usually in sonata form

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Concert Overture

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Frédéric Chopin’s song

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The “Revolutionary Etude”

Etude in C minor Op 10 no 12

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étude

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French word for study
A work that focuses on developing the technical skill of the performer
Became an important genre in the 19th century

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Chromaticism

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Extensive use of notes outside of the key signature

Creates harmonic dissonance and tension

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Igor Stavinsky’ song

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Petrushka

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A genre developed in the 17th century that flourished in the Romantic Era
A story is told through a highly stylized form of dance

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Ballet

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Polytonality

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Two or more keys sounding simultaneously, creating dissonance

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Rondo form

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A formal structure developed in the Classical era

The main section (A) alternates with contrasting sections eg ABACA

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Hugh Lecaine’s song

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Dripsody

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Duke Ellington song

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Ko-ko

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Twelve-bar blues

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A common musical structure used in jazz
Consists of three four measure phases
Usually based on standard chord progression

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Agitated

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Agitato

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Sad

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Dolente

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Humorous, jocks

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Giocoso

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Grand, grandiose

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Grandioso

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Strongly accented, hammered

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Martellato

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Sad, mournful

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Mesto

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Dying, fading away

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Morendo

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Weighty, with emphasis

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Pesante

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Two octaves higher

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Quinidicesima Alta, 15ma

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Resolute

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Risoluto

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Playful

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Scherzando

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Simple

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Semplice

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Sonorous

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Sonore

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Above

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Sopra

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Sustained

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Sostenuto

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Soft, subdued, under the breath

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Sotto voce

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Be silent

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Tacet

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A passage for the ensemble

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Tutti

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Lively

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Vivo

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Time (for example, prima volta : first time)

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Volta

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Turn the page quickly

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Volti subito, v.s.