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Test 3
Test 3 Music 1101
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Undergraduate 2
04/04/2012

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Viennese classical era
Definition
between classic and romanticism
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symphony
Definition
A large Orchestral piece in several movements
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concerto
Definition
A large composition for orchestra
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chamber music
Definition
music for a smaller ensemble or smaller setting
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string quartet
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two violins, one viola, one cello
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piano trio
Definition
piano, violin, cello
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sonata
Definition
multi-movement work for solo piano or piano plus one other instrument
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3 movement form
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fast, slow, faster
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4 movement form
Definition
fast, slow, dance, faster
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sonata allegro form
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developed by the Classical composers and used in almost all the first movements of their symphonies. Fast.
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rondo form
Definition
Form consisting of one main theme or tune alternating with other themes or sections
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dynamics
Definition
the volume of sound, the loudness or softness of a musical passage
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theme
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The basic subject matter of a piece of music.
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motive
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A short fragment of melody or rhythm used in constructing a long section of music
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fragmentation
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The technique of reducing a theme to fragmentary movements
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tone color
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The sonorous quality of a particular instrument, voice or combo of instruments, or voices
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texture
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The blend of the various sounds and melodic lines occurring simultaneously in a piece of music
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cadences
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The notes or chords ending a section of music with a feeling of conclusiveness
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Vienna
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The center for music during the days of Beethoven and Mozart
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Classical precepts
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music should be light, pleasing, and entertaining
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Joseph III
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Received Mozart as a musician
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Enlightenment
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Holywell Room
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dynamics
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theme and variations
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Form consisting of a tune (the theme) plus a number of variations on it
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minuet
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light elegant court dance
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scherzo
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A form developed by Beethoven, Italian for joke
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double exposition
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opera buffa
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motive consistency
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psychological progression
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Three style periods of Beethoven
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-Early
-Sturm und Drung
Late period
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Orchestra
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