Mozart Key words

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  • Created on: 03-04-13 18:18
Sonata Form
a large scale form invented in the Classical era comprising three sections-exposition, development and recapitulation
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Symphony
a large scale genre for orchestra in three or four movements. Sonata form was often used for the first and last movements in symphonies
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minuet and trio
a ternary form structure, performed as minuet-trio-minuet. The minuet is a stately dance in triple time and the contrasting middle section (trio) usually features a reduction in instrumental parts.
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rondo
ABACA
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sinfonia
works in three sections for strings and continuo
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tempo
the speed of music
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ternary
a three part structure ABA
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theme and variations
a theme (melody) followed by a series of variations on the original theme
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bridge passage
a linking passage often used to change the key of the music (modulate) in preparation for the second subject
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first subject
the first theme or melody
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second subject
the second theme or melody
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texture
the number of parts in a piece of music and how they relate to one another
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augmentation
doubling (or more) of the original note values
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chromatically
moving by semitones up or down
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pathetique
refers to a melancholy mood. literally pathetic
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semitone
half a tone-the distance between a white note and an adjacent black note on the key board
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a large scale genre for orchestra in three or four movements. Sonata form was often used for the first and last movements in symphonies

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Symphony

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a ternary form structure, performed as minuet-trio-minuet. The minuet is a stately dance in triple time and the contrasting middle section (trio) usually features a reduction in instrumental parts.

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ABACA

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Card 5

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works in three sections for strings and continuo

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