Musical Style by Periods Flashcards

Mainly stepwise motion within a moderately narrow range with some chromaticism in madrigals.

Less stepwise movement with larger leaps, wider range, and more chromaticism influenced by virtuosic solo singing.

<p>Marked by progressive development, with longer and more expansive melodies and idiomatic instrumental styles influencing vocal melodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Short, balanced phrases creating tuneful melodies with frequent cadences for a light, airy feeling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Melody is more flexible and irregular with long, singable lines, powerful climaxes, and chromatic inflections.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Melodies vary from short sounds to long, free-flowing lines and are rarely tuneful or singable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wide-ranging disjunct lines that are often chromatic and dissonant, with angularity introduced through octave displacement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Monophonic with a single melodic line and some medieval polyphony featuring dissonant phrases ending with consonant chords.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More careful use of dissonance as triads become the basic building block of harmony.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stable, diatonic chords played by basso continuo that support the melody.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Functional chord progressions that govern harmonic movement and strong bass support from Basso continuo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Varied harmonic rhythm creating a dynamic flux with simple chordal harmonies made more active by Alberti bass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater use of chromaticism, resulting in richer and more colorful harmonies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Purposeful chord progressions replaced by static harmony with chords proceeding in parallel motion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Highly dissonant, marked by chromaticism and tone clusters with multiple tonal centers sometimes present.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mainly in equal value notes with repeating patterns in triple meter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Duple and triple meter are common with relaxed rhythms in sacred music and lively rhythms in secular music.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Repetitive rhythmic patterns with a strongly articulated beat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exciting, driving rhythms that propel music forward, creating a regular feeling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Departs from regular patterns to include greater rhythmic variety within movements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free and relaxed rhythms with fluctuating tempo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free and flexible rhythms with irregular accents that complicate meter perception.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vigorous and often asymmetrical rhythms with conflicting simultaneous metrics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mainly vocal sounds with some instruments like trumpet and harp.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predominantly unaccompanied vocal music with music for instruments present.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diverse musical timbre with a string-dominated orchestra and dramatic shifts in dynamics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Instrumental sounds, especially from violins and harpsichord, dominate musical texture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Larger orchestras with typical woodwind sections; piano replaced the harpsichord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enormous orchestras with new instruments and techniques; expressive dynamics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emphasis on woodwinds and brasses, with soloist writing highlighting instrumental color.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exploration for new sounds from traditional instruments and innovative techniques.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mostly monophonic with Gregorian chants and independent counterpoint in polyphony.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mainly polyphonic with imitative counterpoint for vocal lines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chordal, homophonic texture with a strong bass line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Light and transparent texture with occasionally contrapuntal passages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predominantly homophonic yet dense due to larger orchestrations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Varies from thin and airy to heavy and dense with glissandos.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Varied and individualized based on composers' styles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No large-scale form; each phrase typically matched with a musical phrase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lacks strict musical forms; through-composed works are common.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use of basso ostinato in arias and emergence of ritornello form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Binary form in sonatas and dance suites, with fugal procedures in fugues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Standard forms like sonata-allegro and rondo regulate much of the music.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Traditional forms are extended in length without creating new forms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Less frequent clear-cut repetitions; unique forms developed for each piece.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A range of extremes including sonata-allegro and twelve-tone procedures.</p> Signup and view all the answers