Music Vocab MAT

instrumental music with no text, story. Abstract-stands for itself

• Elaborate, intense and full of spirit.
• Opera was explored

Centered in Vienna. Stressed balance, form, and restraint in music

• polyphonic
• employed by Bach

• Plainchant music. Monophonic.
• Vocal music of the church

• Truly "American" music.
• black American musical traditions of folk music, ragtime and the blues.
• strong beat, improv.
• Rhythmic with a swing feel

secular and sacred music were composed bust mostly sacred survived as monks transcribed the music used for worship in Christian mass

form which utilizes composed poetry and new music for each verse

polyphonic service

vocal polyphony for church use

patriotic infuence, spirit, and flavor within the musical composition

• large work for orchestra (4 movements)
• first is sonata form

Choral. Oratoris based on the Crucifixion of Christ

two or more lines of melody/distinct thoughts performed together

descriptive music which represents ideas, thoughts, and feelings

words and speech set to music. pitches reflect the inflections of the voice

A "rebirth" and revival of humanistic thoughts

Employed emotional feelings in music

Works of music related by content or musical thoughts. Used by Schumann.

Music which is dramatic and incorporates elements of a poetic nature