baroque musical terms

Question 1

motif

Answer 1

short musical idea that is developed

Question 2

repetition and sequence

Answer 2

melodic sequence = repetition at a higher or lower pitch (ascending or descending)

Question 3

diatonic harmony

Answer 3

chords that are related to the key signature

Question 4

ornaments

Answer 4

trills, mordents, turns

Question 5

counterpoint/contrapuntal/polyphonic

Answer 5

independent melodies played simultaneously

Question 6

terraced dynamics

Answer 6

changes in dynamics that are sudden

Question 7

harpsichord

Answer 7

the strings are plucked by a plectrum that is activated

Question 8

‘natural’ bass instruments

Answer 8

brass instruments could only play notes from harmonies

Question 9

small orchestras

Answer 9

strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses), woodwind (flute, oboe, recorder)

Question 10

basso continuo

Answer 10

bassline played by cello, double bass, and chords
sometimes played bu harpsichord/lute main accompanied

Question 11

binary form

Answer 11

two sections of music
AB

Question 12

ternary form

Answer 12

3 sections
ABA

Question 13

modulation

Answer 13

changing key - mostly to dominant or relative minor

Question 14

ground bass

Answer 14

a short, recurring melodic pattern in the bass part of a composition that serves as the principal structural element.

Question 15

concertino

Answer 15

usually 2 violins and a cello

Question 16

ripieno

Answer 16

the main part of an orchestra

Question 17

concerto da chiesa

Answer 17

concertos in a church

Question 18

homophonic

Answer 18

same

Question 19

monophonic

Answer 19

one