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| a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a section of one |
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sung without accompaniment |
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Baroque
congregational hymn of the German Lutheran Church |
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Baroque
contrapuntal polyphonic composition with single theme |
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Baroque
a short organ piece that is based on a chorale tune. |
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Baroque
large-scale dramatic genre based on a text of religious or serious character, performed by solo voices, chorus, and orchestra; similar to opera but without scenery, costumes, or action. |
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1. poet and prophet, daughter of a noble couple, given to the church as a tithe
2. founded her own convent in 1150 in Rupertsberg, Germany so that women could sing in the choir (traditionally strictly men’s).
3. music resembles Gregorian chant but is original |
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| Baroque keyboard instruments |
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| organ, harpsichord, and clavichord |
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Baroque
solo instrument with accompanying instrumental group |
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Baroque
two instrumental groups (opposition between a small group of instrument, the concertino, and a larger group, the tutti (or ripieno)). |
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Middle Ages
Roman Catholic Mass for the dead |
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Secular vocal composition for three to eight voices, music enhanced poetry |
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Baroque
instrumental music endowed with literary or pictorial associations |
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Baroque
short, recurring instrumental passage found in both the aria and the Baroque concerto |
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Renaissance
first composer to specify which instruments should play when, master of polychoral singing |
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Baroque
multimovement work made up of a series of contrasting dance movements, generally all in the same key. |
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Baroque
vocal style with a solo singer(s) and instrumental accompaniment |
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Baroque
practice consisting of an independent bass line that often includes numerals indicating the harmony to be supplied by the performer. |
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Baroque
instrumental work preceding a larger work |
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(figured bass) - practice consisting of an independent bass line that often includes numerals indicating the harmony to be supplied by the performer.
Italian for "continuous bass." Also refers to performance group with a bass, chordal instrument (harpsichord, organ), and one bass melody instrument (cello, bassoon) |
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Baroque
tuning system based on the division of the octave into twelve equal half steps; the system used today |
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performance style involving the use of two or more choirs that alternate with each other or sing together. |
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Renaissance
performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups, performing in alternation and then together |
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| Cremona violin makers [E] |
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Baroque
Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati |
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Baroque
male singer who was castrated during boyhood to preserve the soprano or alto vocal register, prominent in opera. |
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Baroque
music drama that is generally sung throughout, combining the resources of vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama, acting and pantomime, scenery and costumes |
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Baroque
an introductory movement, as in an opera or oratorio, often presenting melodies from arias to come. |
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Baroque
lyrical song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, generally expressing intense emotion; found in opera, cantata, and oratorio. |
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Baroque
solo vocal declamation that follows the inflections of the text, often resulting in a disjunct vocal style; found in opera, cantata, and oratorio. |
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| text or scripts of the opera that are written by the librettist |
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Early opera composer. Based on mythology and Roman history; early operas based on Greek mythology
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| lyric song in ternary, or A-B-A, form, commonly found in operas, cantatas, and oratorios |
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| a repeating melody, usually in the bass, throughout a vocal or instrumental composition. |
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