Key Terms + Dates

Question 1

Chromatic

Answer 1

Semitonal Movement

Question 2

Counter Melody

Answer 2

Secondary melody heard alongside the main one

Question 3

Idee Fixe

Answer 3

Recurring Theme

Structural foundation of a piece

Question 4

Motif

Answer 4

• Short, Distinctive melody/rhythm

Question 5

Ornamentation

Answer 5

Notes decorating a melody

Question 6

Sequence

Answer 6

A melody immediately repeated at a different pitch

Question 7

Subject

Answer 7

short main theme of the fugue

Question 8

Development Section

Answer 8

Central section of Sonata Form

Question 9

Exposition

Answer 9

First Section of sonata form

Question 10

Programme Music

Answer 10

• Music evoking images/conveying an impression of events

Question 11

Recapitulation

Answer 11

Final Section of Sonata Form

Question 12

Sonata Form

Answer 12

A common structure in classical era and later

Question 13

Con Sordino

Answer 13

Played w/a mute

Question 14

Divisi

Answer 14

Notes divided between musicians

Question 15

Dolce

Answer 15

Played Sweetly

Question 16

Double Stop

Answer 16

• 2 Notes on a stringed instrument at once

Question 17

Portato

Answer 17

Mezzo Staccato

Question 18

Punt d’arco

Answer 18

Played w/the tip of the bow

Question 19

Tremolo

Answer 19

Rapid Repetitions of one/alternating pitches

Question 20

Amateur

Answer 20

Someone who participates in activity as a hobby

Question 21

Chamber Music

Answer 21

Music played by a small ensemble

Question 22

Movement (In Sonata)

Answer 22

Independent section in a longer piece of music

Question 23

Piano Trio

Answer 23

Trio for Piano, and usually violin + cello

Question 24

Romantic Period

Answer 24

• movement in the 1800s known for dev. of instruments + expressiveness

Question 25

Broken Chord

Answer 25

Chord played as separate notes

Question 26

Contrapuntal

Answer 26

- parts playing against each other and interweving

Question 27

Dialogue

Answer 27

Motifs exchanged between parts w/o overlapping

Question 28

Melody-Dominated Homophony

Answer 28

Melody + Accompaniment

Question 29

Imitation

Answer 29

- Identical melodies played notes apart

Question 30

Polyphony

Answer 30

Two or more different lines playing simultaneously

Question 31

Anacrusis

Answer 31

emphasising the strong beat of a phrase

Question 32

Cross Rhythms

Answer 32

Two conflicting rhythms heard together

Question 33

Dotted Rhythm

Answer 33

Swung rhythm w/ 1st note longer than 2nd

Question 34

Moto perpetuo

Answer 34

Constant Rhythmic Movement

Question 35

Rhythmic Displacement/Syncopation

Answer 35

Emphasising usually unaccented beats

Question 36

Cluster Chord

Answer 36

Dissonant Chord w/ adjacent notes

Question 37

Diminished 7ths

Answer 37

4-Note Chord w/ Maj. 3rd intervals

Question 38

Dissonance

Answer 38

Unpleasant sounds played together

Question 39

Enharmonic Equivalent

Answer 39

2 notes/scales written differently but sound the same

Question 40

Extension Chord

Answer 40

Chords w/ added notes

Question 41

Non-Functional

Answer 41

Music that doesn't use cadences traditionally

Question 42

Parallel Chords

Answer 42

Chords with notes moving in the same direction

Question 43

Modulation

Answer 43

Change of Key

Question 44

Half - Diminished 7th

Answer 44

Chord with Minor 3rd Diminished 5th Minor 7th

Question 45

Augumentation

Answer 45

Proportional increase in the note lengths of a melody

Question 46

Eclectic

Answer 46

A style using a broad range of sources

Question 47

Pandiatonicism

Answer 47

Harmonies built freely from any note of the scale

Question 48

Drone

Answer 48

Pedal note in folk music, consisting of tonic and dominant

Question 49

Static Harmony

Answer 49

harmony that stays on a single chord for a long time

Question 50

Lombardic Rhythm

Answer 50

Dotted rhythm where 2nd beat is longer

Question 51

Substitute Dominants

Answer 51

Chord acting as a dominant

Question 52

Backbeat

Answer 52

Beats 2 and 4 stressed in a bar

Question 53

Hounds of Love

Answer 53

1985

Question 54

Back In the Day

Answer 54

2000

Question 55

Breathing Underwater

Answer 55

2007

Question 56

Psycho

Answer 56

1960

Question 57

Revolver

Answer 57

1966

Question 58

Batman Returns

Answer 58

1992

Question 59

Symphonie Fantastique

Answer 59

1830

Question 60

Estampes

Answer 60

1903

Question 61

Piano Trio in Gm

Answer 61

1846

Question 62

Rite of Spring

Answer 62

1913

Question 63

Cantata Ein Feste Burg

Answer 63

- Between 1723-31

Question 64

On Wenlock Edge

Answer 64

1909