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| melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of composition |
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| short melodic or rhythmic idea. the smallest fragment of a theme. |
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| standard category and overall character of a work |
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| instrumental genre in several movements for soloist or small ensemble |
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| chamber music ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello. also a multi-movement composition for this ensemble |
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| classical instrumental genre that combines elements of chamber music and symphony, often performed in the evening or at social functions. related to divertimento and cassation |
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| large work for orchestra generally in three or four movements |
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| structure in which musical material such as a theme presented in one movement later returns in another movement |
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| music that has no literary, dramatic, or pictorial program. also "pure music" |
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| music drama sung throughout. combines vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama, acting and pantomime |
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| an introductory movement, as in an opera or oratorio, often presenting melodies from arias to come. also an orchestral work for concert performance |
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| solo vocal declamation that follows the inflections of the text often resulting in a disjunct vocal style; found in opera, cantata and oratorio |
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| text, or, script, of an opera, prepared by a librettist |
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| fairly large group of singers who perform together, usually with several on each part. also a choral movement of a large scale work. |
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| lyric song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, generally expressing intense emotion; found in opera cantata and oratorio |
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musical expansion of a theme by varying its melodic outline, harmony, or rhythm
(apparent in Beethoven's 5th Symphony) |
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| opening movement of the multi-movement cycle: exposition, development, recapitulation |
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| a three or four movement structure used in Classical era instrumental music--especially the symphony, sonata, concerto, and in chamber music, each movement is in a prescribed tempo and form; sometimes called sonata cycle |
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| Which composers are included in the Viennese School of composing? |
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| Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert |
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| What did the composers of the Viennese School set out to do? |
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| -Explore fully the possibilities offered by the major-minor system; and second, to perfect a large-scale form of instrumental music that exploited those possibilities to the fullest degree |
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| What is the patronage system? |
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| sponsorship of an artist or a musician, historically by a member of the wealthy or ruling classes |
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| the term for the theory that listening to mozart can make a person smarter |
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| Mannheim school of composing |
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| contributed steamroller effect and rocket theme |
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