MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Rondo, Minuet, Program Music
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Travel music (bridge): takes you into a new place/modulation. Theme and variations [form]: a, a", a"", a""", a"""". Rondo: abacada a is the rondo because it keeps returning. Minuet: a dance that"s always in triple meter. Minuet and trio: aba (a is minuet, b is the trio). Sonata-allegro form: main purpose is to show contrasting themes and key centers. Contrast and drama between 2 or more themes and tonalities. Serenade: light in mood, meant for evening entertainment, shorter than symphony and not as involved. Cadenza: solo, virtuosic passage, usually at the end of the recapitulation. Orchestra doesn"t play during this time, and the soloist improvises. Melodist: someone who has a gift for creating beautiful melodies. It"s a sacred work, a type of oratorio. Usually has 12 movements with pre-set latin text. Supreme architect: beethoven. (i guess it has something to do with, like, building impressive forms and stuff. ) New genre in romantic: fusion of poetry and music.
