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| rebirth: a time of cultural exploration and discovery |
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| fancy, elaborate or decorated: much detail in the music |
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| two or more melodic lines (melodies) being played at the same time. |
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| singing without accompaniment |
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| religious vocal music from the Renaissance Period |
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| secular music written for several vocal parts (polyphonic) |
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| a highly skilled composer or performer |
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| very productive (A prolific composer would have written a lot of music) |
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| a complex piece of music that has 3 or 4 inter-weaving parts. (A very complicated "round") |
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| the generic name for any keyboard instrument (harpsichord, clavicord, piano, organ, etc.) |
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| when someone supports a composer or musician financially or by giving them a place to live or food to eat.Without patrons early musicians and composers couldn't have survived. |
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| When notes in music clash or sound unfinished. This causes tension in a piece of music |
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| crumhorn, sackbut, tambourine, recorders |
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| Baroque Period: new instrumments |
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| clavier, harpsichord, organ, piano |
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| changed how music was shared and distributed among muscians. |
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