Higher Music Concepts

Question 1

Structure ABACAD...

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Rondo

Question 2

Bass line played by harpsichord and cello in a concerto grosso?

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Basso Continuo

Question 3

Ornament - Crushed Note

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Acciaccatura

Question 4

Key signature with a Bb

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F Major

Question 5

Structure ABA

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Ternary

Question 6

One syllable sung over many notes

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Melismatic

Question 7

Small group found in a concerto grosso

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Concertino

Question 8

Ornament - Main note, note above, main note again

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Mordent

Question 9

Key signature with no sharps or flats

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A Minor

Question 10

Scale that uses all 12 semitones

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Chromatic

Question 11

Repeated bass line

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Ground Bass

Question 12

Small group of musicians (E.g. - String Quartet)

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Chamber Music

Question 13

Slow Tempo

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Adagio

Question 14

Cadence Chord I to V (Sounds unfinished)

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Imperfect

Question 15

High decorative singing

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Coloratura

Question 16

Quavers being played against triplets

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3 against 2

Question 17

Music for solo piano or solo instrument and piano

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Sonata

Question 18

Fast Tempo

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Allegro

Question 19

Ornament - Alternating between 2 notes

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Trill

Question 20

Short and detached notes

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Staccato

Question 21

Notes played smoothly

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Legato

Question 22

Playing with a mute

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Con Sordino

Question 23

Music based on pictures. Features the whole tone scale

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Impressionist

Question 24

Word Setting??

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Melismatic or Syllabic

Question 25

Gradually getting slower

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Rallentando

Question 26

Different music used throughout. No repetition

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Through Composed

Question 27

Early scales

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Mode

Question 28

Period of music Mass and Plainchant belong to

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Renaissance

Question 29

Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus

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Strophic

Question 30

One syllable per note

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Syllabic

Question 31

Off the beat

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Syncopation

Question 32

Big group found in a concerto grosso?

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Ripieno

Question 33

Repeated Phrase (pitch or rhythm)

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Ostinato

Question 34

Counter melody in a vocal piece of music

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Obbligato

Question 35

Key signature with an F#

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G Major

Question 36

High pitched eerie sounds

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Harmonics

Question 37

Sung/Speech found in an opera or oratorio?

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Recitative

Question 38

Variations over a ground bass

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Passacaglia

Question 39

Cadence Chord V to VI (minor chord)

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Interrupted

Question 40

Scale used in impressionist music

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Whole Tone

Question 41

Texture??

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Homophonic or Polyphonic?

Question 42

Medium Tempo

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Andante

Question 43

Gradually getting quicker

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Accelerando

Question 44

Music where the note values are halved.

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Diminution

Question 45

Music where the note vales are doubled

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Augmentation

Question 46

Texture where parts move independently of each other

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Polyphony

Question 47

Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo

Question 48

German song - Voice and Piano

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Lied

Question 49

Music based on natural sounds

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Musique Concrete

Question 50

Shaking the bow

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Tremolando

Question 51

Structure AB

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Binary

Question 52

Medium Tempo

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Moderato

Question 53

Cadence Chord IV to I

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Plagal

Question 54

Key signature with no sharps or flats

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C Major

Question 55

Cadence Chord V to I (Sounds finished)

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Perfect

Question 56

Texture where parts move together

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Homophony

Question 57

Suddenly Loud

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Sforzando

Question 58

Free/Expressive tempo

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Rubato

Question 59

Gradually getting louder

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Crescendo

Question 60

Tonality??

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Major, Minor or Atonal

Higher Music Concepts

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Higher Music Concepts

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