schmoosic Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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Impressionism?
A
- Chromatic chords
- whole tone scale
- Debussy
- pedal notes
- vague rhythm quality
- pentatonic scale
2
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Expressionism?
A
- Schoenberg’s 12 tone technique
- extremes of instruments
- atonal
- no tunes
- dischords
- irregular rhythms
3
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Minimalism?
A
- repetative
- no tune
- strong pulse
- music to create an atmosphere
- unconventional instruments
- limited melody
4
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Aleatoric?
A
- random order
- music with an element of chance
- chord cluster
5
Q
fusion?
A
- combination of classical and rock instruments
6
Q
presto
A
very fast
7
Q
allegro
A
fast
8
Q
adagio
A
leisurely
9
Q
monophonic
A
one instrument
10
Q
polyphonic
A
many instruments (play different stuff)
11
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homophonic
A
few instruments playing the same
12
Q
melysmatic
A
more than one note in a syllable
13
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ostinato
A
repeated idea
14
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pedal
A
repeated note, continuous
15
Q
canon
A
tune starts then starts higher
16
Q
unison
A
all same notes
17
Q
cerdd dant
A
combining poetry and music
18
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art song
A
posh song, classical sounding
19
Q
modal
A
doesn’t necessarily have a key, no perfect cadence, no leading note
20
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tremolando
A
trembling fastly with the bow
21
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toute chord
A
everyone plays chord
22
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polyrhythm
A
more than one rhythm played at same time
23
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brass band
A
cornets, euphoniums, tenor horns
24
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military band
A
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
30
string quartet
violin 1 and 2, viola and cello
31
1 sharp?
G major, f#, minor equivalent is E minor
32
2 sharps?
D major, f# and c#, minor equivalent is B minor
33
3 sharps?
f#, c#, and g#, A major, equivalent minor is F# minor
34
4 sharps?
f#, c#, g# and d#, E major, equivalent minor is C# minor
35
5 sharps?
f#, c#, g#, d# and a# is B major, equivalent minor is G# minor
36
Rhyme for sharps?
Father charles goes down and ends battle
37
Rhyme for flats?
Battle ends and down goes Charles' father
38
1 flat?
Bb, F major, D minor
39
2 flats?
Bb Eb, Bb major/ G minor
40
3 flats?
Bb, Eb and Ab, Eb major or C minor
41
4 flats?
Bb, Eb, Ab and Db,
| Ab major/F minor
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5 flats?
Bb, Eb, Ab, Db and Gb
| Db major/Bb minor
