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| restrained, objective style of art. spelled with a capital letter, CLASSICAL refers to western music characteristic of the period from 1750-1825. |
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introductory orchestral piece. |
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| short melodic phrase that may be effectively developed. |
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| set of songs by one composer, often using texts all by the same poet. |
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| several sections of varying character drawn from a larger work, such as a ballet |
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| multimovement; orchestral work whose form is based on programmatic concepts. |
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| SYMPHONIC POEM or TONE POEM |
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| one-movement orchestral piece whose form is based on programmatic principles. |
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| relatively short piano piece in a characteristic style or mood. |
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| avoidance of a tonic note and of tonal relationships in music. |
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| style of painting and music that avoids explicit statement, instead emphasizing suggestion and atmosphere. |
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| highly emotional style in art that sought to express disturbed states of mind. |
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| style inspired by primitive works of art and by the relaxed life of unsophisticated cultures. |
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| exploration of previously unknown aspects of musical sound. |
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| use of more than one meter at the same time. |
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| two or more rhythmic patterns performed simultaneously. |
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| two or more keys at the same time. |
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interval halfway between half steps. |
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| music in which some elements of composition are left to the decision of performers, or to chance. |
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| 20th century version of classicism in music. |
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| 20th century version of a romantic approach to music. |
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| folklike religious song, with a simple tune, developed by niggers. |
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nigger popular music of the 1950's. more specifically, a nigger popular style in quadruple meter with strong backbeats and a danceable tempo. |
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| popular piano style in which a syncopated melody in the right hand is accompanied by a regular duple pattern in the bass. |
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| rapid spoken pattern accompanied by hip-hop music. |
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| popular style developed in the early 1950's from a combination of country-western and rhythm & blues. |
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| popular music rooted in AFRICA that developed in early 20th century america. there are many styles of jazz, but they generally share a danceable beat, syncopated rhythms, and certain characteristic performance practices, including improvisation. |
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| music performed by a small combo whose soloists take turns improvising on a given tune. |
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| vocal style that originated as a kind of nigger folk song and became a form of jazz. |
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| complex, highly improvised style of jazz. |
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