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Ritornello Form

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Bringing back harmony/melody several times in possibly different keys

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Melodic sequence

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Repetition of musical motive in higher/lower scales

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Concerto Grosso

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Small group of soloist (concertino) against full orchestra (tutti)

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Solo concerto

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Soloist + orchestra play different sheet music but creates a harmonious competition

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Concerto

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Instrumental genre where soloist goes against orchestra in a friendly competition

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Antonio Vivaldi

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Composed “The Seasons”
We listened to “Spring”
A solo concerto

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Walking bass

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Good movement of bass line

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Arcangelo Corelli

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Violinist who designed functional harmony

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Trio sonata

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2-4 natural sounding instruments with a basso continuo

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Solo sonata

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3-4 movements for a soloist on keyboard or instrument with a basso continuo

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Chamber sonata

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Small instrument ensemble made up of individual dance movements

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Sonata

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Something sounded

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Idiomatic sequence

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Exploitation of strong voices or instruments instead of weak ones

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Ground bass

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English version of basso continuo

Foundation for a composition

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Basso ostinato

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Bass line repeats

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Ostinato

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Repetition of harmony, melody, or rhythm

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Johann Pachelbel

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Composer of Pachelbel’s canon in D major

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French overtune

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Improved my Jean-Baptist Lully

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Chamber music

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Music that involves the element of chance (randomness)

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Chamber cantata

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Mini opera

Done privately in a home or small theater

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Toccata

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Musical piece played in the beginning of a show

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Recitative

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Plot or story sung

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Aria

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Emotions/feelings sung

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Arioso

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Combination of aria and recitative

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Claudio Monteverdi

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Composer of Orfero (1607)

First opera performed

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Libretto

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The text/words of an opera

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Opera

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Stage play done by singing

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Terraced dynamics

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Instance change in pitch from high to low or low to high

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Figured bass

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Improvised notes

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Monody

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Soloist accompanied by simple basso continuo

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Doctrine of affection

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The mood of the music

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Basso continuo

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Baroque rhythm

Strong bass and/or chord

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Tutti

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Orchestra (everyone besides soloists)

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Concertino

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Soloist or group of soloist

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Organist

Greatest composer of counterpoint

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Fugue

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When 2-5 compositions done by voice or instrument plays a theme, it “finishes” then it’s repeated again
(Think fly away)

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Subject

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The theme in a fugue

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Exposition

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The beginning, each voice presents the subject in turn “at hand”

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Episodes

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“Free” music that doesn’t let the subject be heard but doesn’t play throughout the whole song

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Pedal point

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Bass keeps a constant note for a while

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Cadenza

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A showy composition for a soloist to do at the end of a movement

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Cantata

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A sung thing

Related to chamber cantata

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Church cantata

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Musical compositions that where sacred for Sundays 
Include arias, recitative, ariosos
Vocal soloist
Chorus
Small orchestra
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Chorale

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Spiritual melody or religious folk song of the Lutheran church
Also called a hymn - religious song/poem

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Dance suit

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Instrumental dances with 4-7 movements done for concert music not to dance

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Opera seria

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Uses mythical/historical subject
Da capo arias
Lengthy overtones

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Oratorio

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Sacred entertainment
Performed in theaters
Biblical subjects
Accompanied by orchestra

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Water music

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George Frideric Handel
Suit
Minuet and trio
Public entertainment

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Minuet

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Moderate triple meter dance

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Trio

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Second minuet but “darker”

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Messiah

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G.F. Handel
Oratorio
Composed on 24 days

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Trio sonata in C Mayor

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A. Corelli

Trio sonata

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Organ fugue in G minor

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J. S. Bach

Fugue

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Brandenburg Concerto 5, 1st mvmt.

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J. S. Bach

Concerto Grosso

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