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AIM music theory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does polyphonic/polyphony mean? | refers to music with two or more independent voices (melodies) |
| What does homophonic/homophony mean? | refers to music with melody and accompaniment |
| What is imitation? | the immediate restatement of a melody or motive in another voice. |
| What period was Bach? | Baroque |
| What period was Handel? | Baroque |
| What period was Scarlatti? | Baroque |
| What period was Telemann? | Baroque |
| What period was Beethoven? | Classical |
| What period was Clementi? | Classical |
| What period was Haydn? | Classical |
| What period was Kuhlau? | Classical |
| What period was Mozart? | Classical |
| What period was Chopin? | Romantic |
| What period was Schubert? | Romantic |
| What period was Schumann? | Romantic |
| What period was Tchaikovsky? | Romantic |
| What period was Bartok? | 20/21st century |
| What period was Kabalevsky? | 20/21st century |
| What period was Khachaturian? | 20/21st century |
| What period was Prokofiev? | 20/21st century |
| What period was Shostakovich? | 20/21st century |
| What does molto mean? | very, much |
| What does senza mean? | Without |
| What is a sequence? | A melodic pattern repeated at a higher or lower pitch |
| What is repetition? | A restatement of a musical idea |
| What are the triads on a major scale degree? | I ii iii IV V7 vi vii0 I |
| What are the triads on a minor scale degree? | i ii0 III+ iv V7 VI vii0 i |
| What relationship does the last note of a V7 cord have with the 3rd note of the cord? | It is a minor third from the 3rd note on the V7 scale |
| What note is the supertonic? | 2nd note on the scale |
| What note is the mediant? | 3rd note on the scale |
| What note is the submediant? | 6th note on the scale |
| What is a motive? | A short melodic or rhythmic pattern that recurs |
| What is the leading tone? | The 7th note of the scale |
| How is a melodic minor formed? | Raising 6th and 7th on the way up, but lowering them when descending |
| What does coda mean? | A closing section |
| What does una corda mean? | Press the soft pedal |
| What does tre corde mean? | Release the soft pedal |
| What does leggiero mean? | Lightly |
| What does cantabile mean? | In a singing style |
| What does sempre mean? | Always |
| What does rallentando mean? | Gradually slowing in speed |
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