World of Music Study Guide Exam 1
Subject:
Music Theory [1]
Dissonance- tension in sound; unstable tone combination which demands onward motion to a stable chord Consonance- relaxed sound; stable tone combination which indicates a point of rest Concerto- soloist and orchestra Cadenza- solo spot within a concerto Nationalism- homeland; expressed when romantic composers deliberately created music with a national identity using the folk songs, dances, legends and history of their homelands (e.g. Chopin drew on Polish folk dances for inspiration; Smetana?s The Moldau is influenced by folk music and legends of his native Bohemia) Exoticism- foreign; composers drew on colorful materials from other lands (e.g. Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov suggested an Arabian atmosphere in Scheherazade)