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Exam No. 2
musical terms, forms, pieces, composer
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Music
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2017
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Harmony
 Definition
Two or more tones played simultaneously
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Counterpoint
 Definition
Technique of combining two or more melodies
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Motive
 Definition
Fragment of a theme
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Orchestration
 Definition
Technique of writing or overall effect of instruments of the orchestra
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Meter
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Pattern of the beats (duple and triple)
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Cadenza
 Definition
Solo performer shows technique
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Tempo
 Definition
Speed of or how fast/slow the music is
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Sonata
 Definition
several movements for solo piano
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Scherzo
 Definition
replaces a minuet, or dance movement
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Concerto
 Definition
Solo instrument & Orchestra combination
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Cyclic
 Definition
Same theme or motive returning in other movement
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String Quartet
 Definition
2 Violins, Viola, and Cello
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Symphony
 Definition
highest form of orchestral music
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Heroic Polonaise
 Definition
Chopin
Term
Leiberstraum
 Definition
Liszt
Term
Spring Song
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Mendelson
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Romance No. 2
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Shumann
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Fantasie Impromptu
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Chopin
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Dedication
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Shumann
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Overture
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Mendelson
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"Poet of the piano"
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Chopin
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Rhapsodies
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Liszt
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"Romantic composer par excellence"
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Shumann
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Most conservative
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Mendelson
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Exclusively solo piano
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Shumann
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Pushed technique of the piano
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Liszt
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Painting of landscapes in pieces
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Mendelson
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Mendelson is...
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German
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Shumann is...
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German
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Chopin is...
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Polish/French
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Liszt is...
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Hungarian
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