GSMST Semester 1 Orchestra Final

Primitivsm

use of barbaric sounding rhythms and dissonance in pieces like Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Impressionism

Depicting a "vague picture" in music with use of scales like the whole tone scale as exemplified by Debussy's Engulfed Cathedral

Expressionism

music written to evoke an emotional response from the listener

A characteristic of 20th Century Music

tonality dissolves

Arnold Schoenberg

composer who was part of the New Viennese School and created the 12- tone method of composition

Matrix

used to determine the pattern of notes used in a piece of music in 12-tone composition

T or F? Opera has no spoken dialogue

True

Programmatic Music

Music that tells a story or depicts an image

Nationalistic Music

Music inspired by traditional dance rhythms, folk tunes, and/or stories from a particular country or region

What period did the orchestra grow larger?

The romantic period

Art song

The other term for German "Lied"

Classical period music

Generaly, music with clear-cut, 4 measure phrases, and clearly marked cadences is a characteristic

Symphony

Classical period composition started with 3 movements and later moved to 4

Standard instrumentation for a string quartet

2 violins, viola, cello

Sonata

classical period, multi-movement composition for soloist and piano or piano alone

Concerto

multi-movement composition for soloist accompanied by an orchestra

Oratorio

Classical period composition for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra that tells a story without actors, sets, or costumes

True or False • Classical period orchestra is smaller than the Baroque period orchestra.

False

Concerto grosso

hallmark composition of the Baroque period for a small group of soloists accompanied by orchestra

What is the difference between Oratorio and Cantata?

cantata is shorter

What is a Baroque Suite?

a multi-movement work comprised of dances

Modes

scales used for music during the Medieval period

Monophony

predominant form of music in the EARLY Medieval period, a single melody line with latin text

Pope Gregory

cataloged chant and made it part of the Medieval Catholic liturgy

Antiphonal

Singing that alternates back and forth between 2 or more groups

Responsorial

Singing that has a vocal soloist alternate with a choir

Who was medieval secular music from France performed by?

TROUBADORS and TROUVERES

What music is the largest surviving body of works.

Medieval secular music

Estampie

type of Medieval instrumental, secular dance

Organum

any Medieval music that adds a second melodic line to Gregorian Chant

Polyphony

predominant music style of the Renaissance

Motet

Renaissance polyphonic, vocal composition that was usually sacred

Madrigal

Renaissance polyphonic, vocal composition that was secular and often about courtly love

Medieval Era

450-1450

Renaissance

1450-1600

Baroque

1600-1750

Classical

1750-1820

Romantic

1820-1900

Modern Era

1900-present

What period did the declaration of independence occur in

Classical (1750-1820)

What period did the civil war take place in?

Romantic (1820-1900)

What period of music was the black death around for?

Medieval (450-1450)

col legno

with the wood of the bow

sul tasto

play over the fingerboard

con sordino (con sord.):

with mute

marcato

marked/slightly detached

Tenuto ( - )

Hold the note for its full value

staccato ( . )

lightly separated

slur (legato)

smooth and connected

crescendo

gradually louder

decrescendo

gradually get softer