Many Modes
This mode is identical to the natural minor scale.
What is aeolian?
The time period when the Romantic era took place.
What is 1820-1900?
The scale degree that is in the bass for a second inversion chord.
What is the fifth?
The distance between two pitches is called this.
What is an interval?
In tonal music, this scale degree has the strongest “attraction” to the tonic — you could say it’s musically in love.
What is a leading tone?
This mode is like a major scale with a lowered 7th scale degree.
What is Mixolydian?
Name any Romantic Era composer.
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The figured bass symbol for a second inversion chord.
What is 6/4?
This accented non-chord tone is approached by leap and resolved by step in the opposite direction.
What is an appogiatura?
This famous Shakespeare play about young love inspired an overture-fantasy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
What is Romeo and Juliet.
This mode has a raised 4th scale degree compared to the major scale.
What is Lydian?
Romantic harmony frequently features this increased use of half-step motion and altered chords.
What is chromaticism?
This type of 6/4 chord typically appears before V in a cadence and resolves to V or V7.
What is a cadential 6/4?
The term for a short musical idea that is developed, sequenced, or fragmented throughout a piece.
What is a motive?
The name of the Packers current starting quarterback.
Who is Jordan Love
This mode has a lowered 2nd scale degree compared to natural minor and is often associated with Spanish or flamenco sounds.
What is Phrygian?
This term describes a flexible approach to tempo often used in Romantic piano music, especially by Frédéric Chopin.
What is rubato?
This type of 6/4 chord occurs on a weak beat between two versions of the same chord and functions as embellishment.
What is a passing 6/4.
This texture features a single melodic line accompanied by chords.
What is homophonic texture?
This musical term means “sweetly” in Italian — perfect for Valentine’s Day.
What is dolce?
The modes, in order.
What are ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, and locrian?
This compositional technique, common in Romantic music, involves assigning themes or motives to represent characters, ideas, or objects.
What is a leitmotif?
The most common reason for using second inversion triads in 18th century tonal harmony.
What is to embellish or prolong harmonic function?
The term for a key signature change within a piece.
What is a modulation?
What is 496 AD?