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Undergraduate 2
10/24/2011

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presto
Definition
very fast
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moderato
Definition
moderate
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andante
Definition
moderately slow "walking pace"
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largo
Definition
broad very slow
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grave
Definition
solem, very very slow
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recitative
Definition
chatty, songlike, no beat
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sonata
Definition
series of movements by soloist or small ensamble
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sonata allegro
Definition
opening movement of a cycle containing the EXPOSITION, DEVELOPMENT, AND RECAPITULATION
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Grand Opera
Definition
romantic opera, serious, historical plot, singing dance costumes scenery
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Opera Buffa
Definition
Italian comic opera, sung throughout
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chanson
Definition
french mono/polyphonic song set to popular poetry, especially in mid/ren
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troubadour
Definition
Medieval poets/musicians in southern france
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cantus firmus
Definition
fixed melody
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Requiem
Definition
Catholic mass for the dead
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Reformation
Definition
16th century movement in western europe to reform the catholic church.
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vivace
Definition
lively
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allegro
Definition
fast, cheerful
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