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Flashcards by AoifeOConnor, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by AoifeOConnor
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a cadence? | A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase, either in the middle or the end of a composition. |
| What is a Programme music | is music for instruments which describes something or tells a story |
| What is homophonic texture? | a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords |
| What is polyphonic texture? | melodic parts move with rhythmic independence |
| What is monoponic texture? | all parts move in parallel rhythm and pitch |
| What is sonata form? | Basically ABA form. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition, a development, or recapitulation. |
| What is rondo form? | A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works. ABA/ ABACA/ ABACABA |
| What is a cadenza? | Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer. |
| What is a cantana? | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. |
| What is an ostinato? | A repeated phrase. |
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