Music

Music

1. Baroque Music 1600-1750

   • Characterized by extravagance and complexity. Fancy decorations
   • Instruments
     • organ, harpsichord
     • Clarinet
     • Viola de gamba
     • Trombone
   • Never changing dynamics

2. Opera Music

   • Basso Continuo
     • A group of instruments assembled to perform improvised accompaniment.
   • Figured Bass
     • A system where numbers were used to indicate harmony in lower instruments
   • Cantata
     • Vocals with accompaniment
   • Oratorio
     • Religious opera
   • Fugue
     • Introduces the theme before developing

3. Cadence

   • Final 2 chords at the end
     • Perfect Cadence:V-I
     • Plagal Cadence:IV-I
     • Imperfect Cadence: I-V
     • Interrupted : V- Anything other than I

4. Sonata

   • Cantata without singers
   • Formation of sonata
     • Exposition
       • Nice Music which involves 2 contrasting melodies
     • Development
       • Composer plays the subjects but in lot of different ways
     • Recapitulation
       • Repeat of the first section,welcome return to the music start

5. Classical Music 1750-1827

   • Instruments are more imporatant
     • Piano was used rather than harpsichord
     • Clarinet comes into fashion
     • French horn has importance

6. Elements of Music

   • Dynamics
     • How loud or soft
   • Tonality
     • Key major/minor
   • Texture
     • Thick,thin
   • Harmony
     • Relationship between notes
   • Rhythm
     • How you organize your notes
   • Meter
     • Time Signature
   • Structure
     • ABBA,Sonata,rondo
   • Timbre
     • How it sounds
   • Melody
     • Main theme