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Includes 3 main sections .
Commonly used for the 1st movement of a sonata, symphony, concerto, or string quartet. |
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| unaccompanied passage in free rhythm |
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Melody is important
Homophonic texture
Rhythm - uncomplicated & predictable |
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| 2 or more of the same/similar melodies starting at different times (lots of different melodies) |
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| setting text to music in which one syllable of text is given a series of musical notes. |
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| When one syllable of text is given one note music. |
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| Technique where voices enter at different times but with similar or identical melodic material |
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| Compositional techniques that are polyphonic |
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Rebirth
Humanism
secular society
patronage of arts
Reform
Optimism |
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| multiple parts for multiple people |
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Solo
Ensemble
1 part per person singing different parts |
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| musical shorthand for keyboard improv |
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| Provides the underlying structure for the harmonies |
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Dramatic stage presentation
Began in the Baroque era |
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| Continued support from melody |
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Monologue
more like talking |
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performed in church setting
part of service |
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Can be performed outside of church
sm version of opera
Sacred topic
Handel's Messiah |
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Genre of music
small group of soloists with orchestra |
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| The highness or lowness of a single frequency |
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Organization of durations in time
Series of durations |
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| Relative loudness of sound |
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| Horizontal organization of pitch, or musical line |
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| Vertical organization of pitch or simultaneity of sounds |
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| Short melodic pattern or phrase used for further developmental as the basis of a section of music. |
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sung in latin
monophonic
Rhythm is flexible
Simplistic |
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| Roman Catholic worship service. |
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| sacred polyphonic composition with a non-liturgical text |
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| Renaissance secular contrapuntal work for several voices. |
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Baroque technique
Conveying moods, emotions, images and meanings contained in a text |
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