form & harmony
form with standard harmonic structure used in jazz and...other genres...that uses I, IV, and V chords
what are the 12 bar blues
the word for plucking a stringed instrument
what is pizzicato
representation of Eastern cultures in Western art through stereotypes and romanticization
what is orientalism
a sub-movement defined by a return to old forms while bringing new harmonic ideas
what is neoclassicism
romantic era composer that inspired williams & other contemporary film composers (i will accept two answers, just give one)
who is korngold/wagner
intervals smaller than a half-step or semitone
what is a microtone?
a technique for an instrument altered by inserting materials between its strings
what is prepared piano
a well known composition from the jazz tradition that is widely performed and used as the basis for improvisation
what is a standard
what is romanticism
german "total work of art"
what is gesamtkunstwerk
a pitch collection based on 5 notes
what is a pentatonic scale
half-speaking half-singing vocal technique (think modern)
what is sprechstimme
an instrument capable of playing "on its own" from recordings or paper rolls
what is a player piano
a compositional method where musical elements (pitch, dynamics, etc.) are arranged in a fixed series or sequence
what is serialism
number of the classroom we are in rn
what is 216/213/223
AABA structure common in American pop music & jazz
what is stride
this composer that we have a statue of on campus kept a cloth frog in his pocket and pet it for good luck before every concert
who was edvard grieg (GO TO THE GRIEG GARDEN AFTER CLASS! IT IS 1 MINUTE AWAY)
schoenberg and his contemporaries belonged to this group of composers
what is the second viennese school
minimalist composer who shares a name with an ex-president
who is john addams
the key signature referenced in kendrick lamar's "not like us"
what is a minorr (sorry drake fans) (no i'm not lol)
playing a rhythm off the beat
what is syncopation
the name of the seattle women's hockey team
what is the seattle torrent
a non-classical genre characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic improv, and advanced harmonies
what is bebop
my undergraduate degree is in this
what is viola performance