Baroque Music Flashcards
1
Q
Basso Continuo
A
A continual bass line
2
Q
Continuo
A
Single bass line played by cello or bassoon
3
Q
Concerto
A
A piece for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra
4
Q
Ripieno
A
The main body of strings
5
Q
Concertino
A
The small group of soloists
6
Q
Passacaglia
A
Variations over a ground base
7
Q
Tierce de picardie
A
‘sunshine at the end of a rainy day’
8
Q
A
9
Q
Fugue
A
Complicated piece, four parts(seprano,alto,tenor,bass)
10
Q
Subject
A
Main theme of the fuge
11
Q
Answer
A
A different key to the subject
12
Q
Countersubject
A
The music after the subject or answer is played
13
Q
Stretto
A
Voices enter very quickly
