Music IGCSE revision

Chordal, melody + accompaniment

• Homophonic

• Heterophonic

• Polyphonic

• Monophonic

One voice on it's own

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Heterophonic

• Monophonic

Different individual melody

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Heterophonic

• Homophonic

Variation on same melody

• Heterophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Monophonic

Baroque composer

• Bach

• Debussy

• Mozart

• Chopin

Solo or small group of soloists

• Concerto

• Symphony

• Opera

• Recitative

A story put to music in several acts, with solo singers and chorus, accompanied by orchestra and basso continuo.

• Oratorio

• Recitative

• Musical

• Opera

The sacred version of opera, but without the staging and costumes, performed in church.

• Opera

• Oratorio

• Recitative

• Aria

This era style is complicated, elaborate, decorative and showy.

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• 20th century

Keyboard/solo instrument + basso continuo

• Suites

• Concerto

• Symphony