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| The opening passage is restated throughout the movement. Used in the first and third movements of a Baroque concerto. |
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| a rhythmic or melodic pattern repeated for an extended period |
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| A sustained bass note that provides a harmonic foundation. Common in folk music. |
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| Music with a descriptive element. |
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| An instrumental genre for soloist and orchestra. |
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| A short keyboard work in improvisatory style. |
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| A highly structured, imitative contrpuntal composition in which a single theme prevails. |
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| The initial statement of the main theme of fugue. |
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| The second statement of the main theme in a fugue. |
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| An exact transposition of the subject. |
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| A statement of the subject in which one or more intervals is adjusted to accommodate the harmony. |
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| A recurring countermelody which accompanies the subject and answer. |
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| A passage within a fugue in which neither subject nor answer is present. |
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| Thematic material presented in longer time values. |
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| thematic material presented in shorter time values. |
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| Overlapping subject entries. |
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| Thematic material presented "upside down". |
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| A sustained note over which harmonies change. |
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| A work in a minor key ends in the tonic major (raised third). |
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| The combination of two or more independent melodic lines. (Polyphony) |
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