Higher Music Concepts 2

The full large body of instruments in a baroque concerto grosso

What is the concept to describe solo instrumental in a piece of vocal music

What is a repeated pattern or phrase

If the key signature has one sharp the piece is in

• A minor

• F major

• G Major

• C major

If the key signature has 1 flat the piece is in

• G major

• A minor

• C major

• F major

If there are no sharps or flats in the key signature but throughout the piece there are G# the key is

• G major

• A minor

• F major

• C major

When the music moves "together in blocks"

• Homophonic

• polyphonic

• Monophonic

When the music moves at different times for different lines -"spaghetti"

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• monophonic

Vocal concept- monophonic, modal, male singing, unaccompanied

• recitiative

• aria

• lied

• plainchant

When the music feels like it has gotten faster but the beat remains the same.

• Augmentation

• Accellerando

• Rubato

• Diminution