Music

Music

Baroque Music 1600-1750
1. Characterized by extravagance and complexity. Fancy decorations
2. Instruments
  1. organ, harpsichord
  2. Clarinet
  3. Viola de gamba
  4. Trombone
3. Never changing dynamics
Opera Music
1. Basso Continuo
  1. A group of instruments assembled to perform improvised accompaniment.
2. Figured Bass
  1. A system where numbers were used to indicate harmony in lower instruments
3. Cantata
  1. Vocals with accompaniment
4. Oratorio
  1. Religious opera
5. Fugue
  1. Introduces the theme before developing
Cadence
1. Final 2 chords at the end
  1. Perfect Cadence:V-I
  2. Plagal Cadence:IV-I
  3. Imperfect Cadence: I-V
  4. Interrupted : V- Anything other than I
Sonata
1. Cantata without singers
2. Formation of sonata
  1. Exposition
    1. Nice Music which involves 2 contrasting melodies
  2. Development
    1. Composer plays the subjects but in lot of different ways
  3. Recapitulation
    1. Repeat of the first section,welcome return to the music start
Classical Music 1750-1827
1. Instruments are more imporatant
  1. Piano was used rather than harpsichord
  2. Clarinet comes into fashion
  3. French horn has importance
Elements of Music
1. Dynamics
  1. How loud or soft
2. Tonality
  1. Key major/minor
3. Texture
  1. Thick,thin
4. Harmony
  1. Relationship between notes
5. Rhythm
  1. How you organize your notes
6. Meter
  1. Time Signature
7. Structure
  1. ABBA,Sonata,rondo
8. Timbre
  1. How it sounds
9. Melody
  1. Main theme

Resource summary

	Created by Shravani Chingre about 7 years ago