Baroque Flashcards
Ballet
Strophic
Fa la la la
Time changes
Change in tempo
Plainchant
Unaccompanied melody in Latin
Textures
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Basso continuo
Supports one or more melodies
Symphony
Large orchestral piece
Latin, syllabic, sacred
Mass
Sequences
Repeated section played above or bellow
Ostinato
Riff
Adagio
Slow
Moderator/andante
Walking pace
Allegro
Fast
Through composed
Vocal piece with no repetition
Fugue
Contrapuntal/polyphonic composition based on imitation
Subject
First heard voice imitated by others
New theme with different rhythm and shape
Counter subject
Answer imitate first voice
Answer
Key signatures
C F Gm Am
Stretto
When the answer enters before the subject has finished
Heniola
When two bars or triple time are played as if they were theee bars of double time - before the final cadence points
Mordant
The main note then above and bellow
Lower mordant
Main note then the note bellow then the main note
Turn
Four notes turning round the main note
Acciacatura
Crushed note
