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Section A Flashcards

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Main features of Baroque (6)

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Ornamentation
Terraced dynamics
Presence of harpsichord
Small orchestra
Polyphonic texture
Use of sequences

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Main features of Classical (6)

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Diatonic harmony
Balanced phrases
Homophonic texture
Small orchestra
Melodies using a scalic pattern
(Alberti bass if there is)

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Main features of Romantic (7)

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Use of rubato
Large orchestra
Wide contrast of dynamics
Wide range of pitch
Unexpected modulations
Prominent use of brass instruments
Use of sustaining pedal (for piano)

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Main features of 20th Century (General) (3)

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Dissonance and chromaticism
Unconventional ensembles
(Atonality if there is, but be careful)

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Main features of 20th Century (Impressionism) (4)

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Atmospheric
Whole-tone scales/pentatonic scales/modes
Ambiguity of form
Chains of parallel chords such as sevenths

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Main features of 20th Century (Minimalism) (4)

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Short repeated patterns
Gradual changes (harmony, dynamics, addition/subtraction of rhythms etc.)
Contrapuntal texture (interlocking rhythms)
Many ostinati parts

(Most do not use much dissonance)

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Main features of 20th Century (Neo-classicism) (4)

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Use of instruments that weren’t in the time period (e.g. saxophone)
More dissonance than classical music
Expanded tonal harmony
Emphasis on rhythm

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Main features of 20th Century (Jazz) (5)

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Syncopation
Blues scale
Presence of saxophones
Pitch bending
(Flutter-tonguing if there is)

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9
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J. S. Bach

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Baroque

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10
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Vivaldi

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Baroque

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Handel

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Baroque

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12
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Purcell Corelli

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Baroque

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13
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Scarlatti

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Baroque

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14
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Couperin

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Baroque

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15
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Daddy Haydn

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Classical

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Mozart

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Classical

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Clementi

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Classical

18
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Gluck

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Classical

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C. P. E. Bach

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Classical

20
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Beethoven

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Classical/Romantic (Bridge Composer)

21
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Tchaikovsky

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Romantic

22
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Schumann

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Romantic

23
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Mendelssohn

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Romantic

24
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Brahms

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Romantic

25
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Liszt

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Romantic

26
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Chopin

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Romantic

27
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Saint-Saens

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Romantic

28
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Greig

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Romantic

29
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Debussy

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20th Century (Impressionism)

30
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Ravel

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20th Century (Impressionism + Neo-classicism)

31
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Steve Reich

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20th Century (Minimalism)

32
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Phillip Glass

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20th Century (Minimalism)

33
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Terry Riley

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20th Century (Minimalism)

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Stravinsky

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20th Century (Neo-classicism)

35
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Prokofiev

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20th Century (Neo-classicism)

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Bartok

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20th Century (Neo-classicism)

37
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Schoenberg

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20th Century (Neo-classicism)

38
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Gershwin

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20th Century (Mostly Jazz but also kind of a mix)

39
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Scott Joplin

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20th Century (Jazz)

40
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John Cage

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20th Century

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