Download test 3 | MUSI 2730 - APPRECIATION OF MUSIC and more Quizzes Music in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Overture DEFINITION 1 An instrumental number heard at the beginning of most operas. "The symphony" came from the Italian opera overture of the eighteenth century, an orchestral peice in three sections: fast-slow-fast. TERM 2 Basso Continuo DEFINITION 2 when a composer put a numeral above or below the bass note, indicating a chord required, the performer fills in the necessary harmony. Often done by two instrumentalists. TERM 3 Serenade DEFINITION 3 one of two compositions thats is midway between chamber music and the symphony. (the other one is divertimento) An example of a serenade is Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. it is a serenade for strings, by Mozart. TERM 4 Divertimento DEFINITION 4 one of two compositions midway between chamber music and symphony. TERM 5 vienna/ viennese school? DEFINITION 5 sdklsdjd TERM 6 String quartet DEFINITION 6 made up of 2 violins, viola, and cello. Most influential chamber music genre of the classical period. the quartet follows four-movement scheme. TERM 7 Libretto, recitive DEFINITION 7 Libretto is the text or script of the opera. Recitive moves the action forward. TERM 8 Processional DEFINITION 8 a piece of music as a hymn or slow march suitable for a procession. mostly religious music. TERM 9 dates of the French revolution DEFINITION 9 1789-99 TERM 10 Baroque Orchestra Instrumentation DEFINITION 10 the three important keyboard instruments were the organ, the harpsicord, and the clavicord. Organ was used in both home and church Harpsicord's strings were plucked by quills and its tone can not be sustained like that of a piano. Clavicord, favorite instrument for the home
