Grade 6 aural

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Created on: 10-12-13 14:16

Name musical features of Baroque.

energertic, lively rythms, melodic decoration, limited pitch range, contrapuntal texture, limited dynamic shaping, imitation between parts

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Name Musical features of classical.

regular , clear-cut, predictable phrase lengths, graceful and elegant melodic ideas, chordal acompaniments. Melody-dominated texture. Repetition

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Name Musical features of Romantic.

Flexible tempo (rubato). Rich harmonies. wide dynamic range, chromatic notes. less obv. cadential punctuation, lyrical/songlike melodies, fundamental variation in texture, use of sustaining pedal.

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Name Musical features of 20th century.

iestextures sometimes dramatically, wide dynamic possibilities(extreme), dissonance, freer/less defined phrasing, abrupt changes between ideas, use of spiky accents, note clusters + unrelated chords = colouristic impact. syncopation. lack of/no tonal

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What is texture?

chordal, homophonic (same sounding), contrapuntal/polyphonic (2 or more lines/parts independant in contour/rhythm but have melodic importance)& melody with accompaniment. Chordal=rich,sonourous heavy contrapuntal=thin light transparent.monophonic

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What is structure?

Ternary = ABA Binary = AABB

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Texture questions

(Thick or thin, harmony or melody, texture the same throughout or did it change)

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Structure questions

number of sections, length of each section, phrase structure, repetition & where,

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