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Jenny - MH9 - Winter 2024 > Test - Vocabular p. 6-63 - Preparation > Flashcards

Test - Vocabular p. 6-63 - Preparation Flashcards

1
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- instrumental music without extra musical associations
- also known as ‘pure music’

A: Absolute music
B: Recitativo accompagnato
C: Classicism
D: Ritornello

A

Absolute Music (p. 51)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • refers to the musical style of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and their contemporaries

A: polyphonic texture
B: Internationalism
C: Absolute Music
D: Viennese school

A

Viennese School (p. 51)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the initial statement of the main theme of a fugue in the tonic key

A: Counterpoint
B: Subject
C: Themes
D: Answer

A

Subject - p. 25

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the text of an opera, oratorio, or cantata
- usually written by someone other than the composer

A: libretto
B: recitative
C: aria
D; French overture

A

Libretto (p. 35)

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5
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a German word for keyboard in instruments other than the organ

A: melisma
B: clavier
C: subject
D: ripieno

A

Clavier - p. 25

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Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • Italian for ‘full’ or ‘complete’ and it means the full orchestra in the Baroque concerto

A: pedal bass
B: idiomatic
C: concerto
D: ripieno

A

Ripieno (p. 19)

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7
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • a rhythmic or melodic pattern repeated for an extended period

A: monophonic texture
B: pedal point
C: Melisa
D: ostinato

A

Ostinato (p. 19)

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8
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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a short keyboard work in improvisatory style and often paired with a fugue

A: idiomatic
B: prelude
C: fugue
D: concerto

A

prelude (p. 25)

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9
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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- musical pictorialization in which the music mirrors the literal meaning of the words

A: melisma
B: polyphonic
C: ostinato
D: word painting

A

Word painting (p. 35)

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10
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Choose the correct term for the following definition:

A ll B

A: Binary
B: Ternary
C: Combo
D: Common

A

Binary (p. 7)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a combination of two or more melodic lines

A: polyphonic
B: monophonic
C: homophonic
D: homorhythmic

A

polyphonic (p. 7)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • a structure employed in the first and third movements of the Baroque concerto and often used as a refrain

A: ritornello form
B: ternary form
C: theme-and-variations
D: da-capo aria

A

Ritornello form (p. 19)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:

-a musical shorthand developed in the Baroque era
- it has numbers below the bass line to show harmonic progression

A: figured bass
B: basso continuo
C: development
D; sonata cycle

A

figured bass (p. 17)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • a speech-like style of singing used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas and supported only by continuo

A: homophonic texture
B: melisma
C: ternary
D: recitativo secco

A

recitativo secco (p. 35)

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- music with descriptive elements, inspired by extramusical associations, like a a story or painting

A: Absolute Music
B: Prelude and Fugue
C: Pedal Point
D: Programmatic Writing

A

programmatic writing - p. 19

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Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • music for small ensemble (two to ten players)

A: tutti
B: concerto
C: clavier
D: chamber music

A

chamber music (p. 55)

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17
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Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a highly structured, imitative contrapuntal composition
- a single theme or subject prevails

A: idiomatic
B: prelude
C: fugue
D: concerto

A

fugue (p. 25)

18
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- compositions that highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument in the style of writing
- in other words, music that is written with a specific instrument in mind

A: idiomatic writing
B: polyphonic texture
C: programmatic writing
D: idiomatic writing

A

idiomatic writing - p. 7 and 19

19
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • a work featuring a statement of a melody (theme) followed by a series of transformations (variations)

A: ritornello
B: programmatic music
C: sonata cycle
D: theme and variations

A

theme and variations (p. 55)

20
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a Baroque orchestral genre: often introduces an opera or oratorio
- generally in two parts

A: French Overture
BB Word Painting
C: Concerto
D: Theme and variations

A

French Overture (p. 35)

21
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- also called the “Doctrine of Affections” and in Baroque music, a single clear emotion is usually projected through an entire composition or movement

A: Ostinato
B: Baroque
C: ornamentation
D: the Affections

A

the Affections (p. 17)

22
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a group of notes sung on a single syllable/vowel

A: word painting
B: melisma
C: libretto
D: ostinato

A

melisma (p. 35)

23
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the first main section in sonata form
- two contrasting themes in the section

A: Coda
B: Development
C: Exposition
D: Recapitulation

A

Exposition (p. 51)

24
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a method of tuning keyboard instruments
- the octave is divided into twelve equal semitones

A: Countersubject
B: clavier
C: equal temperament
D: Tonal Answer

A

Equal temperament - p. 25

25
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • forces of first violin, second violin, viola, and cello
  • usually in the four movements: fast-slow-moderately fast-slow

A: Concerto
B: Ritornello
C: string quartet
D: Ostinato

A

string quartet (p. 55)

26
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • multi-movement structure popular in the Classical era
  • often used in the symphony, sonata or concerto

A: sonata
B: sonata form
C: sonata cycle
D; development

A

sonata cycle (p. 51)

27
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • a rapid ascending melody outlining an arpeggio

A: Exposition
B: Rocket Theme
C: Rondo-Sonata
D: Aria

A

Rocket Theme (p. 63)

28
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- consists of exposition, development and recapitulation
- often used in the first movement of a sonata cycle

A: sonata
B: sonata form
C: theme and variations
D; development

A

sonata form (p. 51)

29
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- combination of two or more independent melodic lines
- also referred to as polyphonic texture”

A: pedal point
B: figured bass
C: counterpoint
D: texture

A

counterpoint (p. 25)

30
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- popular Classical form - ABACA or ABACABA

A: Rondo form
B: Rounded-binary form
D: sonata-rondo form
D: Ritornello form

A

Rondo form (p. 63)

31
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • the second statement of the main theme in a fugue, usually in the dominant key

A: episode
B: prelude
C: counterpoint
D: answer

A

Answer - p. 25

32
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- Baroque performance practice of playing figured bass
- generally involve two performs - one playing the notated bass line, one playing the harmonies as indicated by the figured bass

A: the Affections
B: basso continuo
C: Ornamentation
D: Motive

A

Basso Continuo (p. 17)

33
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the second man section in sonata form
- the themes from the exposition are played in different ways

A: Coda
B: oratorio
C: Development
D: French Overture

A

Development (p. 51)

34
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the third section in sonata form
- both themes are restated in the tonic

A: Coda
B: Development
C: Exposition
D: Recapitulation

A

Recapitulation (p. 51)

35
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a popular instrumental genre of the Baroque era for soloist(s) and orchestra
- usually in three movements (fast-slow-fast) and frequently use ritornello form

A: ripieno
B: clavier
C: concerto
D: sonata

A

concerto (p. 19)

36
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a large-scale work for soloists, chorus, and orchestra on serious subjects, generally based on biblical texts
- developed in Baroque era

A: oratorio
B: concerto
C: opera
D: Prelude

A

Oratorio (p. 35)

37
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a type of ternary form (ABA) in which the “A” is a stylized dance of French origin developed in the Baroque era

A: sonata-rondo form
B: theme-and-variations
C: monophonic texture
D: menuet and trio

A

menuet and trio (p, 63)

38
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:

  • a single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment

A: motive
B: homophonic texture
D: rounded-binary form
D: basso continuo

A

homophonic texture (p. 7)

39
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- an aria (solo song) employing a ternary (ABA) structure
- the most common type of aria in baroque opera and oratorio

A: word painting
B: ritornello
C: recitative
D: da capo aria

A

da capo aria (p. 35)

40
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a speech-like, declamatory style of singing supported by instrumental ensemble or orchestra

A: recitativo secco
B: da-capo aria
C: tonal answer
D: recitativo accompagnato

A

recitativo accompagnato (p. 35)

41
Q

Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- an exact transposition of the subject

A: exposition
B: episode
C: real answer
D: fugue

A

Real Answer (p. 25)

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