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1. What is a A term denoting ratio of 3:2. Occurs when 2 bars in triple
hemiola? metre are performed as though they were notated as 3
bars in duple metre or vice versa. Common in Baroque
period.

2. What do I Harmony occurs when two notes of different pitch are

write for sounded together.
“harmony” Diatonic or chromatic harmony
Consonant or dissonant harmony
Cadences
Chords – dominant 7ths, diminished chords etc
Pedal
Ground bass
Tierce de picardie
3. What do I Tonality means belonging to a key
write for In 1600-1900, music is major/minor tonality
“tonality” Keys, modulations
4. How do I  Adagio means Slow
tell the  Andante means Walking Pace
tempo of a Moderato means Quite Quickly
piece? [qn: Allegro means Fast
Write down Presto means Very Fast
a suitable
tempo for Count number of beats in 15 seconds and then multiply
the extract] by 4
Largo (40-60)
Larghetto (60-66)
Adagio (66-76)
Andante (76-108)
Moderato (108-120)
Allegro (120-168)
Presto (168-200)
Presstissimo (200-208)
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5. What is a There are 3 notes in the suspension process. Each has a
suspension technical name:
? 1. The preparation , which is always a harmony note
2. The suspension itself, which is a continuation of the
same note
3. The resolution which is a harmony note

See 1,2,3 which are ringed below

6. What is a A fugal device in which subject entries follow closely in

stretto succession, each subject overlapping with the next.
imitation?
7. What is It is when composers try to match the expressive or
word- physical aspects of texts in their music.
painting?
Eg.

8. What is a The singing of a single syllable of text while moving

melisma? between several different notes in succession. Music sung
in this style is referred to as melismatic, as opposed
to syllabic, in which each syllable of text is matched to a
single note.
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See example on the word “born:”

9. What are I, Ib,Ic

the IV, IVb
possible V, Vb (including the 7th chords ie. V7)
chords VI
found in II, IIb, (including II7b)
the
“Identify
the chords
qn”
10. With “Hob” refers to Anthony van Hoboken’s catalogue of
reference Haydn’s works which is a sorting of Haydn’s works by
to Haydn’s musical genre (as opposed of chronological arrangement).
Trumpet
Concerto , “Vii” refers to the group number – which is Group 7 which is
explain the “Concerto for various instruments” which the trumpet
meaning of concerto resides
hob. Vii/e1
and its “e” refers to subgroup of concertos (type of cto) which are
connection the trumpet concertos
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with this “1” refers to No.1 of the trumpet concertos
piece.
Another example:
Hob. VIIa:3 Concerto in A for Violin & Orchestra

Hoboken Group 7 subgroup 'a' (violin concertos), number 3.

11. What is a This term is not common. But I take it to mean the following:
Double Baroque orchestra Classical orchestra
wind Based on strings Standardized to 4 sections:
Continuo Strings
orchestra (cello/bassoon & Woodwind
Harpsichord) Brass
? Percussion
Woodwind (flexible) Woodwinds: 2 flutes, 2 oboes,
2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
Brass (flexible) Brass: 2 trumpets, 2 horns

Percussion (flexible) Percussion: 2 timpani