Music Appreciation - Part 4
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- Brass Quintet
- A chamber group consisting of two trumpets, a French horn, a trombone, and a tuba
- Triplet
- Three equal notes on one beat.
- Rondo
- A form in which the theme appears three or more times with contrasting sections between its appearances.
- Opera Seria
- Dramatic opera, usually dealing with serious subject matter.
- Galant Style
- The light, decorative style generally associated with the eighteenth-century French court.
- K. (Köchel)
- The person who published Mozart's works
- Sonata
- (1) A Baroque multimovement work for solo instrument. (2) A multimovement work for piano and another instrument, or for piano alone.
- Twos
- Dances were often grouped in...
- Theme and Variations
- A work consisting of a theme and altered versions of that theme.
- Chamber Music
- Instrumental music in which each part is performed by only one player.
- Sonata Form
- A form consisting of an exposition section, followed by a development section, and then a recapitulation of the themes from the exposition.
- Chromatic
- Melodic or harmonic movement by half steps.
- Symphony
- A large multi-movement work for orchestra.
- String Quartet
- A chamber group consisting of two violins, a viola and a cello
- Concerto
- A multimovement work consisting of music that contrasts a soloist with an orchestra or band.
- Double Exposition
- The use of two expositions in a concerto, one for the orchestra and the other featuring the soloist.
- Patronage System
- A system whereby a composer accepted exclusive employment under the auspices of a patron
- Woodwind Quartet
- A chamber group consisting of a flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon
- Exposition
- (1) The opening section of a fugue. (2) The opening section in sonata form.
- Ensemble
- An instrumental or vocal performing group.
- Eighteenth
- The Classic period was associated with the ______ century
- Sforzando
- A loud, accented note or chord; it is indicated by the letters Sfz.
- Piano Trio
- A chamber group consisting of a violin, cello, and piano
- Opera Buffa
- Comic opera of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
- Minuet and Trio
- A three-part form in three-beat meter and the style of a minuet.
- Development
- (1) The manipulation of themes in a musical work. (2) The section in sonata form devoted to the development of themes.
- Three
- Number of movements in a concerto
- Piano Sonata
- A sonata written exclusively for the piano
- Scherzo
- (1) The third movement of some symphonies and other works, usually in a playful style. (2) An independent work for piano composed during the Romantic period. (Hint: Italian term meaning "little joke.")
- Thirty-five
- Mozart's age when he died
- Absolute Music
- Music that is free of extramusical associations
- Rococo
- The decorative, light style prevalent in the eighteenth-century courts, especially France.
- Fugato
- A fugue-like passage
- Six
- Minimum number of section in a long Rondo
- Six
- Number of players in a sextet
- Recapitulation
- The section of sonata form in which the themes from the exposition are repeated.
- Overture
- An instrumental introduction to a vocal work or an orchestral suite.
- One
- Number of pianos in a piano trio
- Two
- Number of different themes in ternary form
- Four
- Usual number of movements in a symphony
- Coda (codetta)
- The concluding portion of a section or movement, usually giving the impression of an ending.