bach - cantata - jesu de du mein seele

Question 1

describe the music of the baroque era

Answer 1

elaborate, complex, long melodies, lots of ornamentation(trills,turns, appoggiaturas)

Question 2

define appoggiatura

Answer 2

aka a leaning note, non harmonic ornamental note whicn is accented and resolves up or down a step to a harmonic note

Question 3

define ritornello theme

Answer 3

recurring instrumental interludes in a vocal work

Question 4

define choral

Answer 4

a german hymn tune which dates back to marther luther in the 16th century

Question 5

define continuo

Answer 5

a single bass line played by cellos and double basses and accompanied by harpsichord/organ

Question 6

define figured bass

Answer 6

a feature of keyboard instruments in Baroque music - a shorthand system for chords above a given bass note ir series of bass notes

Question 7

define bass ostinato

Answer 7

a short phrase that is repeated over and over while the upper part changes above it

Question 8

define chaconne theme

Answer 8

where the theme begins in the bass and continues in the upper instruments

Question 9

define canon

Answer 9

imitation between instruments at a fixed distance

Question 10

define word setting

Answer 10

whether a syllable is syllabic or melismatic

Question 11

define syllabic

Answer 11

one note per syllable

Question 12

define melismatic

Answer 12

many notes over one syllable

Question 13

define melismatic

Answer 13

many notes over one syllable