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Music Appreciation
Chapter 10-12
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Music
Undergraduate 1
03/14/2012

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Allegro
Definition
Lively, fast tempo
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Cadence
Definition
A melodic or harmonic progression that gives the effect of closing a section
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Cadenza
Definition
A virtuoso passage (sometimes improvised) played by the soloist in a concerto, usually without orchestral accompaniment.
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Coda
Definition
The italian word for "tail"; the section that brings the movement to a conclusion
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concerto
Definition
a work for solo instrument(s), usually with three movements, accompanied by an orchestra
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development
Definition
(1) The process of developing themes. (2) The section in sonata form featuring featuring the development of themes.
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Exposition
Definition
the opening of fugue and sonata form
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minuet and trio form
Definition
a common classical period form consisting of three parts: minuet, trio, minuet
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opera
Definition
a dramatic work, comedy, or tragedy, set to music
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recapitulation
Definition
the section of sonata form in which the themes from the exposition are heard again
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rondo
Definition
a form in which the main theme appears several times with contrasting sections between its appearances
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singspiel
Definition
german eighteenth-century opera with spoken dialogue
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sonata
Definition
multimovement form for piano or piano and other solo instrument (2) a baroque piece for a small instrumental ensemble
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sonata form
Definition
a large form consisting of an exposition section, followed by a development section and a recapitulation
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symphony
Definition
an extended, multimovement orchestral work
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theme and variation
Definition
form consisting of a theme followed by a group of variations on that same theme
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1750-1820
Definition
classical style period
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American Revolution
Definition
1776
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Parisian storm Bastille
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1789
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French mobs take over Tuileries Palace
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1792
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are killed
Definition
1793
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