Musical Styles Flashcards
(19 cards)
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Pop ballad
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Elton john Anywhere Homophonic Strophic Backing singers Harmonies
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Lieder
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Romantic period Schubert Concert hall Strophic Homophonic Through-composed
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Baroque
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Decorative Harpsichord Terraced dynamics Polyphonic Bach Concert halls
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Classical
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Homophonic Less ornamental Crescendo/diminuendo Modulating Call and response Tonality
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Jazz
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Improvisation Slaves Polyphonic 12 bar blues Scat singing Trumpet/sax/trombone
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Indian classical
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Ragas Drones Sitar/tampura/tabla Ravi Shankar Imitation/call and response Alap-Jhor-Jhala-Gat
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Gamelan
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Indonesia Heterophonic Slendro Pelog Theme and variation Percussion based
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Choral classics
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Handel Atonal Homophonic Melisma Church Plagal cadence
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African acapella
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Mbube Isicathamiya Usually all male Homophonic or polyphonic Harmonies in isicathamiya Loud/powerful in mbube
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Waltz
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3/4 Forward-side-together Can be very fast Homophonic Appogiaturas/chromatic Strauss Vienna Originally in binary
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Tango
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Firpo Argentina Stacato movements Syncopation 120bpm Minor Accordian
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Salsa
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Cuba Upright body Call and response Major Spanish language Improvisation Claves
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Disco
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Individual and improvised dance 120bpm Bee Gees Bass drum every beat Electric guitar Hooks Riffs Synthesised
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Club dance
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Synthesisers Strong bass Remixing Repetitive Fast (130-150bpm) Nightclubs
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Bhangra
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Punjabi MC Punjab region Chaal rhythm Dhol Minor 3rd Remixes
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Irish jig
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Upper body straight 6/8 for jig (compound) 2/4 or 4/4 for reel (simple) Social dances Fast tempo Strong regular beats (emphasis on first) Binary Violin
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Line dancing
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Choreographed steps (simple) Billy Ray Cyrus 4 beats in bar Moderate tempo Strong beat Repetition Memorable
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Programme music
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Large orchestra Concert halls Romantic period Represent scene Imitation of sounds Creepy-chromatic or minor Drama- cresc/dimin
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Film music
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Portraying emotions John Williams Any instruments Changes to reflect mood SFX Ostinato
