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| The Baroque period lasted from ---- to ---- |
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| The Baroque period was the "age of -" |
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| actual keys vs. church modes (scales) |
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| no gradual changes in dynamics |
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one part that takes two people to perform
a base line (cell, bassoon) and low melody (harpsichord, organ) |
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| the mood or tone that never changes in a baroque piece |
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| small group of soloists singing against a larger group of instruments creating sophistication |
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word meaning "all"
the part of the piece in which all of the instruments join in |
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| recurrent theme, maybe used again in a different key or fragment |
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| part of a a larger work that sounds complete by itself |
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fugue subject--------------------- -------answer--------------- -------------subject-------- --------------------answer |
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polyphonic composition based on one main theme or subject |
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raid-- retrograde augmentation inversion diminution |
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| fugue subject can be varied in four ways |
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takes four people to perform 3 parts; 2 soloists and a continuo |
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previous dance term in which each dancer has a different movement; multi-movement instrumental chorus |
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| drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment |
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| played before Act I as an introduction |
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| played before any act besides Act I as an introduction |
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| vocal line that imitates the rythyms and pitch fluctuations of speech |
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| peak of performance (when the vocals show their talent and instruments build) |
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| part that is repeated and never changes while melodies change |
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| the opera first started in -,- in the year ---- |
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| group or society of nobles, poets, and composers; Galileo's father was a member |
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| pieces for usually Lutheran services that use chorales; Bach wrote many |
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| tells Biblical stories using music |
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