Terms
A polyphonic composition based on one theme (keyboard)
Fugue
Characteristics of Classical Style:
Contrast of Mood, Rhythm, Texture, Melody, Dynamics/Piano, End of Basso Continuo
a study piece designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties
etude
exture definition meaning "having one sound"
monophonic
The dates of the Renaissance Period are:
1450-1600
Renaissance term meaning "a musical depiction of specific words"
word painting
Characteristics of the Romantic Period
Individuality of style, expressive aims and subjects, Nationalism and Exoticism, Program Music, Expressive Tone Color, Colorful Harmony, Expanded Rage of dynamics, pitch and tempo
Handel's "Messiah" is an example of:
Oratorio
One main melody accompanied by chords
Homophonic
The dates of the baroque period are:
1600-1750
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea or scene
program music
The elements of music are:
Sound, rhythm, music, melody, harmony, texture
A composition for solo voice and piano
Art Song
Having many sounds (texture)
polyphonic
The dates of the Classical period are:
1750-1820
A short musical idea associated with a. person, object or a thought in the drama
Leitmotif
A type of composition Franz Liszt mastered, a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on literary or pictorial ideas
symphonic poem/tone poem
Form used in the classical period that consisted of the exposition, development and recapitulation
Sonata Form
Latin prayer sung monophonically
Gregorian chant
The dates of the Romantic Period are:
1820-1900