Musical Forms

Question 1

Rondeau

Answer 1

One of the Formes Fixes: ABaAabAB
capital A = vocal refrain
lower case a = instrumental solo

Question 2

Concertino

Answer 2

Ensemble of few solo instruments

Question 3

Chorale

Answer 3

STROPHIC hymn used in the German Lutheran Church

Question 4

Monody

Answer 4

Solo vocal piece w/ instrumental accompaniment designed to restore ancient greek ideas of melody - Baroque era

Question 5

Ouverture

Answer 5

French OVERTURE in two-part form, the first slow and majestic with dotted rhythms, the second quick, fluent and FUGAL, after which first section returns. 2) a suite having such an introduction.

Question 6

Opéra comique

Answer 6

French full-length opera with spoken dialogue instead of recitative.

Question 7

Sarabande

Answer 7

Third movement of a DANCE SUITE, slow dance in triple meter, emphasizing the second beat

Question 8

Sacred Concerto

Answer 8

Composition on a sacred text for one or more soloists and instrumental accompaniment; w/ Chorus = Grand Concerto, w/out chorus = concerto for few voices

Question 9

Scherzo

Answer 9

Jesting type of movement that evolved from the Minuet

Question 10

Appoggiatura

Answer 10

An ornament in which a non-chord tone falls on a strong beat, thereafter resolving

Question 11

Chaconne

Answer 11

Dance song in triple time, originating in latin america

Question 12

Da capo Aria

Answer 12

Two-section Aria form in which the first section is repeated after the end of the second (“from the head”)

Question 13

Recitativo Semplice

Answer 13

RECITATIVE accompanied by Basso Continuo only

Question 14

Oratorio

Answer 14

Composition for solo singers, chorus, and instruments; usually dramatic and on a biblical or religious subject

Question 15

Mass

Answer 15

Most important service in the Catholic church

Question 16

Cantata

Answer 16

Composition for solo voice containing RECITATIVES and ARIAS

Question 17

Opera seria (list location and century)

Answer 17

Serious Italian Opera of the eighteenth century, purged of comic scenes and characters

Question 18

Chorale prelude

Answer 18

Organ arrangement of a Chorale played before the congregation sings it

Question 19

Allemande

Answer 19

Dance in duple meter, often first dance of a SUITE

Question 20

Opera buffa

Answer 20

Italian full-length comic opera sung throughout

Question 21

Concerto

Answer 21

Composition which primarily contrasts the orchestral ensemble with soloists or small soli groups

Question 22

Recitative

Answer 22

Piece in which vocal delivery imitates speech-patterns, often found within opera

Question 23

Minuet (Minuet and trio)

Answer 23

Dance in triple meter usually followed by a second minuet, called “Trio”, after which the first minuet returns

Question 24

Concertato

Answer 24

Early Baroque form in which multiple instruments and voices perform together

Question 25

Partita

Answer 25

Single variation of a theme or a set of such variations

Question 26

What form is the second movement of a Mozart concerto usually like?

Answer 26

Lyrical Aria

Question 27

Standard Classic Four Movement Form

Answer 27

1. Opening sonata or allegro 2. A slow movement, such as adagio 3. Minuet or scherzo with trio 4. Finale: allegro - rondo, or sonata

Question 28

Symphony

Answer 28

Work for orchestra in several movements

Question 29

Organum

Answer 29

improvised or written voice part sung against a plainchant, or the work resulting from this procedure

Question 30

Cantata

Answer 30

Composition for solo voice containing recitatives and arias

Question 31

Sonata

Answer 31

an ambitious work in several movements for one or two solo instruments

Question 32

Passion

Answer 32

Setting of a New Testament account of the crucifixion of Jesus

Question 33

FAntasia

Answer 33

Instrumental composition of fluid and improvisatory nature, often without any strict form

Question 34

Strophic

Answer 34

poetry/lyrics with stanzas of equivalent form, therefore singable with the same melody over multiple stanzas - the pieces constructed like this

Question 35

Ripieno

Answer 35

Italien for "Stuffing" - the body of instruments accompanying the concertino in baroque concerto music

Question 36

Tutti

Answer 36

1 Orchestra; all play together 2 denoting the orchestra as opposed to the soloists in a CONCERTO

Question 37

Requiem

Answer 37

Mass for the dead

Question 38

Exposition

Answer 38

Section of a FUGE, SONATA, or CONCERTO in which the main subject(s) is/are announced

Question 39

Ricercare

Answer 39

A temperate fugal piece on one or more subjects

Question 40

Motet

Answer 40

Polyphonic vocal composition most often on a sacred text

Question 41

Grand motet

Answer 41

Seventeenth / eighteenth- century French SACRED CONCERTO for soloists, double choruses, and orchestra

Question 42

Overture

Answer 42

Introduction to a stage work, oratorio, or instrumental SUITE; later a brief orchestral work in one movement

Question 43

List the Liturgy of the Ordinary Mass

Answer 43

``` Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei ```

Question 44

Episode

Answer 44

a passage within a FUGUE that does not state the principal subject

Question 45

Toccata

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Improvisatory piece that serves as an introduction to a Fugue

Question 46

Madrigal

Answer 46

Polyphonic, unaccompanied vocal composition of Renaissance and early Baroque origin. 2-8 voices

Question 47

Prelude

Answer 47

Introductory piece in an Opera, suite, or instrumental composition

Question 48

Sonata form

Answer 48

Used mostly in first movements. 3 sections: 1) Exposition a) theme(s) in tonic b) more lyrical theme(s) in dominant or relative major c) closing, cadential theme in Dom or relative major 2) Development often including modulations 3) Recapitulation Material of exposition restated all in tonic, sometimes w coda

Question 49

Fugue

Answer 49

Composition or section of a composition in which a subject is answered or repeated successively by several voices - popular organ music late Baroque period

Question 50

Ritornello

Answer 50

a recurring passage, often framing each new or recurrent section or between each stroph ( Da Capo Aria: R A R B R A R)

Question 51

Stretto

Answer 51

Imitation of a subject at a close time-interval, even before the complete subject has been stated, most often in a FUGUE

Question 52

Recitativo Obbligato

Answer 52

Orchestrally accompanied RECITATIVE

Question 53

Symphonic Poem / Tone Poem

Answer 53

a one-movement orchestral piece that "describes" or evokes a non-musical subject

Question 54

Courante

Answer 54

A dance in compound duple or triple meter (6/4 or 3/2) of french origin, often as the second movement of a SUITE