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• RHYTHM - fluid, few sudden changes
• METER - not emphasized (except in dance)
• TEMPO - moderate pace
• TIMBRE - variable but mostly vocal
• DYNAMICS - steady, little contrast
• MELODY - lyric, often based on chant
• HARMONY - diatonic major or minor
• TEXTURE - imitative polyphony and homophony
• FORM - "text control"
• GENRES
Mass Ordinary
Motet
Madrigal, Chanson, Lied
Dances
Ricercare, Canzona |
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• RHYTHM - consistent, continuous motion
• METER - emphasized, regular
• TEMPO - variable, constant within movements
• TIMBRE -not standardized, orchestra of strings, harpsichord
• DYNAMICS - contrast, terraced dynamics
• MELODY - oranate, use of sequence, fortspinnung
• HARMONY - diatonic major or minor
• TEXTURE - imitative polyphony and homophony, basso continuo
• FORM - collection of movements, consistent within, contrast between
• GENRES
Concerto (concerto grosso, solo concerto)
Dance Suite
Sonata
Opera
Oratorio
Cantata
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| Lyric, non-metrical, monophonic |
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| movement towards polyphony |
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| 3 Voice Minimum (Either Vocal or Instrumental) |
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| Complete statement of the subject at the beginning |
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| Section of fugue that does not have full subject |
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Retrograde - go backwards
Inversion - change order
Augmentation - longer note values
Diminution- quick note values |
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| Long note held out at end of fugue |
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| Layering of subjects in fugues |
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| Baroque practice of loud soft loud contrast in dynamics |
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| Bassline (usually cello, sometimes organ) and harpsichord |
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