LMTA Level IV Rally

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the manner in which notes are played and released

rhythmic flexibility for expressive effect

marked, emphasized

hold notes for their full value

in the same manner

change of key within a composition

a brilliant virtuoso passage, sometimes improvised, for solo instrument or vioce

an emphasis on off-beats or weak beats; the shifting of accents to beats that are not normally accented

sustained tones or slower tempo

slow, between Largo and Adagio

character piece

a short composition designed to express a definite mood or programmatic idea

an instrumental form consisting of several contrasting dance movements in the same key and in binary form. The four basic movements are: allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue.

a sung drama; a stage work whose actions and conversations are given to solo singers and choruses accompanied by instruments

music for a small ensemble with one performer per part

a sonata for orchestra usually in 4 movements; the chief orchestral form of the Classical and Romantic periods

a sonata for solo instrument and orchestra, usually in 3 movements

a contrapuntal composition or process based on a theme (subject) which is stated at the beginning in one voice/part alone, then imitated by the other voices or parts in close succession; this theme reappears throughout the piece in various keys and in one voice/part or another

a short piece in contrapuntal style, often developing a single motive in two or more voices

a composition usually for solo instrument, consisting of 2 to 4 independent movements in contrasting moods, keys, tempos, and forms

a closing section, sometimes added as a rounding off rather than an integral part of the form

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