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RCM History 9 Part 1.3 Baroque
RCM Music History Level 1
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Undergraduate 1
01/17/2017

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oratorio
Definition
Large scale work for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. Unstaged.
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French Overture
Definition
Baroque orchestral genre; first part is slow, homophonic with dotted figures, second part is fast with imitative texture.
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recitative
Definition
Speech-like style of singing used in opera, oratorio, cantata.
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recitativo secco
Definition
Speech-like, declamatory style of singing supported only by continuo.
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recitativo accompagnato
Definition
Speech-like, declamatory style of singing supported by instrumental ensemble.
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da capo aria
Definition
Three part structure (ABA). The most common song type in Baroque opera and oratorio.
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melisma
Definition
A group of notes sung on a single syllable/vowel.
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libretto
Definition
The text of an opera, oratorio or cantata.
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homorhythmic texture
Definition
All voices sing the same rhythm.
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George Frideric Handel
Definition
1685-1759
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baroque
Definition
A term used for overly ornate art, architecture and music of the 17ty and early 18th centuries.
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figured bass
Definition
Numbers placed below the bass line to show the harmonic progression.
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basso continuo
Definition
Two performers, one playing the bass line and the other plying the harmonies (on keyboard).
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equal temperment
Definition
A method of tuning where the semitones within the octave are divided equally.
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terraced dynamics
Definition
Baroque practice of changing dynamincs abruptly.
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Doctrine of the Affections
Definition
One emotional state is projected through an entire composition or movement.
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word painting
Definition
music mirrors the literal meaning of words
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idiomatic writing
Definition
Music which highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument.
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