Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin

work of composers in chonilogical order

French origin, duple meter, begins on upbeat

Frenhc origin, simple triple meter, moderate tempo

robust = strong and healthy, robustly, boldly

same pattern, 2 or 3 below or higher

sustained, giving note full value

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Certificate of Merit, Music Theory for Piano by Peggy O'Dell, level 9. Contains: vocabulary, composers, cadences, minors.

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1
accelerando
suddenly get louder
suddenly play faster
gradually get louder
gradually play faster
2
cantabile
in a singing style
without
with
3
Romantic composers?
Schubert
Schumann
Brahms
Liszt and Chopin
4
fm
4b
1b
3b
5b
5
fugue is NOT counterpoint/contrapuntal
False
True
6
piu mosso
more spirited
more expression
more motion
7
repitition
repeating pattern, 2 or 3 above or below
repeating exact same notes
similar pattern, different voices
8
ritenuto
random speeds
free speeds
held back
9
V - I
half
deceptive
authentic
plagal
10
marcato
mark from nct
mark from superm
mark from WayV
marked
11
--etto/ --ino
a lot
little
with
without
12
giocoso
sorrowfully
gracefully
humurously, joking
13
phryg
m, raise 6 step
m, raise 2 step
m, lower 6 step
m, lower 2 step
14
meter is the number on top of time sig
True
False
15
rallentando
suddenly faster
suddenly slower
gradually slower
suddenly slower
16
allegretto
not quite so lively as allegro
broadly, stately, very slow tempo
animated, with spirit
fast, quick
17
Db Major
6b
5b
3b
18
b and B are parallel M/m
False
True
19
adagio is a slow tempo, slower than adante, but not as slow as largo
False
True
20
rit. ritard. ritardando
gradually slower
suddenly slower
suddenly faster
gradually faster
21
animato
fast, quick
stately, broadly
animated
22
arpeggio
return to original tempo
short musical pattern
broken chord ~~~
23
opus
more
work of composers in chonilogical order
opera
24
pesante
quickly
heavily, ponderously
grave, broad
25
imitation is the similar statement of a motive in another voice or hand
False
True
26
meno
more
less
little
27
mixo
Major, raise 7 step
Major, raise 4 step
Major, lower 4 step
Major, lower 7 step
28
allegro is fast and quick
False
True
29
rubato
held back
free tempo/rhythm
30
grazioso
gracefully
jokingly
humourously
31
ostinato is a short musical pattern repeated throughout a composition
True
False
32
m.s (mano sinistra)
right hand
left hand
33
a tempo
gradually go faster
suddenly go faster
broad
return to original tempo
34
Fortissimo?
loud
very loud
very, very, loud
very, very soft
35
Ionian
minor
Major
Major, raise 4 step
minor, lower 2 and 5 steps
36
bourree
French origin, duple meter, begins on upbeat
Polish origin, triple meter, moderate tempo
Italian, triple meter
37
minuet
Italian origin, triple meter
Frenhc origin, simple triple meter, moderate tempo
Frenhc origin, shifting meters at cadence
38
c#m
3#
4#
5#
39
leggiero
lightly
rashly
hardly
40
doloroso
loudly
sadly, sorrowfully
carefully
41
robusto
robust = strong and healthy
robustly, boldly
gradually slower
42
adante
spirited
slow tempo
not quite so lively as allegro
walking tempo, moderate
43
dolce
sweetly
sadly
pineapple ice cream
softly
44
What periods use polyphonic voices?
Classical, Baroque
Baroque, Contemp
Classical, Romantic
Romantic, Contemp
45
sequence
repeated tone, usually in base, over harmonies
lowest, highest, middle, highest
same pattern, 2 or 3 below or higher
46
con brio
with brilliance
with fire
with motion
47
sostenuto
give note half value
give note no value, not sustained at all
sustained, giving note full value
48
scherzando
sweetly
heavily, pomperously
jokingly, lightly, playfully
49
m.d (mano destra)
left hand
right hand
50
subito
suddenly
over time
gradually
51
piu
little
more
less
52
con fuoco
with sadness
with fire
with motion
53
polanaise
Polish origin, triple meter, moderate tempo
German origin, simple binary form, usually in 4/4 time
Spanish origin, triple meter, slow
54
motif/motive
more motion
heavily
short musical pattern
55
poco (don't add on to word)
heavily
spirited
little
56
Gb Major
4b
6b
5b
57
meno mosso
little motion
less motion
more motion
58
decrescendo/diminuendo?
gradully get softer
suddenly get softer
59
molto
much
little
less
60
pedal point
repeated tone, usually in the bass, over harmonies
lowest, highest, middle, highest
same exact notes
61
senza
with fire
with
without
62
sotto voce
full value in voice
sustained
play softly or subdued, undertoned
63
allemande
German origin, usually in 4/4 time
French, begins on upbeat
Italian, triple meter
French origin, shifting meters at cadances
64
canon
each voice imitates the melody of the first voice
repeated tone, usually in bass, over harmonies
lowest, highest, middle, highest
65
lydian
Major, raise 4 step
Major, lower 4 step
Major, raise 7 step
minor, lower 7 step
66
gavotte
French origin, duple meter (alla breve), often begins on upbeat
Irish origin, compound meter, usually quick
German origin, simple binary form, usually 4/4 time
67
e and G are relative minors
True
False
68
gigue, giga, jig
Irish origin, compound meter, moderate tempo
Polish origin, triple meter, moderate tempo
Spanish origin, trimple meter, slow
69
g#m
5#
6#
4#
70
corrente
Spanish origin, triple meter, slow
Italian origin, triple meter
Irish origin, compund meter, usually quick
German origin, simple binary form, usually in 4/4 time
71
da capo al fine (D.C. al fine)
return to first repeat sign
return to beginning and play to fine
return to beginning and play until end
72
dorian
m, lower 6 step
m, raise 2 step
m, lower 2 step
m, raise 6 step
73
Fortississimo?
loud
very, very loud
loud
74
I - V
dec
plagal
half
auth
75
cm
5b
4b
3b
76
f#m
2#
3#
4#
5#
77
presto
spirited
briskly
very, very fast tempo
very fast tempo
78
Mozart lived during what period?
Modern
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
79
Contemporary composers?
Stravinsky and Khachaturian
Prokofiev
Kabalevsky
Shostakovich
80
locrian is minor, lower 2 and 5 step
True
False
81
vivace
moderate tempo
quickly, lively
brisk, lively
82
con
with
without
83
con moto
with motion
with fire
without
84
aeolian
Major
minor
minor, raise 6 step
85
augmentation
doubled (quarter becomes half)
halved (half note beocmes quarter)
86
courante
Italian origin, triple meter
French origin, duple meter, begins on an upbeat
French origin, shifting meters at cadences
87
forte
loud
medium
very, very, loud
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largo
stately, with spirit
fast, quick
stately, broadly, very slow
waking tempo
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sonata allegro form
exposition, development, recapitulation
recapitulation, development, exposition
development, exposition, recapitulation
90
Baroque composers?
Telemann (German)
Scarletti (italian)
Rameau (French)
I.S. Bach and Scarletti and Handel (German)
91
sarabande
Spanish origin, triple meter, slow
French origin, duple meter (alla breve), often begins on an upbeat
French origin, duple meter, begins on upbeat
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allargando
broadening, gradually slower
very, very fast
lively
93
V -VI
dec
half
auth
plag
94
IV - I
plag
auth
dec
half
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Classical composers?
Beethoven
Haydn
Clementi and boccherini
Mozart
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dimunition
halved (half becomes quarter)
doubled (quarter becomes half)
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counterpoint/contrapuntal
polyphonic form of music. 2 or more voices
2 or more melodic lines (fugue and invention)
sweetly

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