Baroque Period Flashcards
1
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Suite
A
Multimovement work made of a series of contrasting dance movements generally all in the same key
2
Q
Concerto
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Invented by Correlli it means an instrumental genre and several movements for solo instruments and orchestra (A very complicated solo)
3
Q
Opera
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It is staged/acted music with sung text
4
Q
Oratorio
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Unstated/ static piece of music for orchestra, large choirs or solo singers. In English with a religious theme
5
Q
How many opera stead Handel compose
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40 Italian operas
6
Q
How many concertos did Vivaldi compose
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Over 230 violin concertos (the four seasons)
7
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Harmony
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The combination of simultaneous musical notes that produce a pleasing effect
