music gcse- styles and vocal music key vocab

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SATB
soprano/alto/tenor/bass
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solo
one part takes focus
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duet
two equally important parts play together
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trio
three instruments/voices that are equally important
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chorus
the choir singing together
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aria
classical style song (usually in opera/oratorio)
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oratorio
setting of biblical/sacred texts, translated to English which can be presented in concert hall/church
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syllabic
vocal melody line in which each syllable is set to one note only
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melismatic
vocal melody line in which many notes are used for one sustained syllable
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baroque key facts
* Bach/ Handel
* about 1685-1750 (Bach’s death)
* ornate, harpsichord, small ensemble
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classical key facts
* Mozart/ Haydn/ Beethoven
* about 1750-1820
* piano/symphonic development
* melody dominated homophony/clear melody, often triadic harmony
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romantic key facts
* Chopin/ Brahms/ Tchaikovsky
* about 1820-1900
* dramatic, strong contrast in moods and dynamics
* large scale orchestral works + small piano miniatures
* chromatic melodies and extended chords
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minimalism key facts
* 20th century
* repeated loops/ostinatos
* phase shifting/additive and subtractive melodic notes/metamorphosis
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expressionism key facts
* 20th century
* extreme personal inner human experience expressed in an artistic form
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jazz key features
* relaxed
* extended chords
* improvised
* swing rhythm
* can be modally based harmony/blues scale based
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blues key features
similar to jazz, based on blues scale and blues chord patterns
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fusion key features
combination of musical styles and production, eg folk music + studio production techniques/ two or more cultural styles
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Indian key features
particular style of music from India, based on ‘ragas’ and ‘talas’
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folk key features
* quite often modal (dorian, aeolian etc)
* violin and penny whistle- instruments that are accessible to communities