Flashcards in schmoosic Deck (42)
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Impressionism?
- Chromatic chords
- whole tone scale
- Debussy
- pedal notes
- vague rhythm quality
- pentatonic scale
2
Expressionism?
- Schoenberg's 12 tone technique
- extremes of instruments
- atonal
- no tunes
- dischords
- irregular rhythms
3
Minimalism?
- repetative
- no tune
- strong pulse
- music to create an atmosphere
- unconventional instruments
- limited melody
4
Aleatoric?
- random order
- music with an element of chance
- chord cluster
5
fusion?
- combination of classical and rock instruments
6
presto
very fast
7
allegro
fast
8
adagio
leisurely
9
monophonic
one instrument
10
polyphonic
many instruments (play different stuff)
11
homophonic
few instruments playing the same
12
melysmatic
more than one note in a syllable
13
ostinato
repeated idea
14
pedal
repeated note, continuous
15
canon
tune starts then starts higher
16
unison
all same notes
17
cerdd dant
combining poetry and music
18
art song
posh song, classical sounding
19
modal
doesn't necessarily have a key, no perfect cadence, no leading note
20
tremolando
trembling fastly with the bow
21
toute chord
everyone plays chord
22
polyrhythm
more than one rhythm played at same time
23
brass band
cornets, euphoniums, tenor horns
24
military band
woodwind, percussion and brass
25
modal renaissance
before major and minor (like pentatonic)
26
wind band
wind
27
folk band
banjo, acoustic guitar, bas dwbl, fiddle
28
full orchestra
everyone
29
string orchestra
string and percussion
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