brandenburg concerto

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chamber music

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Music for a small group of musicians, usually a string section
and limited number of wind players.

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patronage

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A system where composers were commissioned and earned
money from a wealthy person.

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secular

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non religious music

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Ternary form:

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ABA. Three sections where the first is repeated at the end.

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Fugue:

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A musical form consisting of exposition, middle section and final
section. The music is contrapuntal.

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Countersubject:

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The melody after the subject or answer has been sounded.

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answer

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: In a fugue, the subject repeated in response to its initial appearance,
usually a 4th or 5th higher o lower.

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Subject:

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short main theme of the fugue

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Diatonic:

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Notes that belong to the current key.

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Pedal:

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A sustained or repeated note as the chords above change.

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Suspension:

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Prolonging a note to create dissonance with the next chord, this
then needs to be resolved.

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Figured bass:

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A basso continuo part with figures and symbols to indicate the
harmonies of the music.

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Dominant:

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The fifth degree of a scale.

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Passing modulations:

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When the new key only lasts for a few bars.

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Relative minor:

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The minor key based on the 6th note of the major scale.

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Cadential:

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Progression of chords making a cadence. (musical punctuation).

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Chromatic:

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Notes that do not belong to the key or move by semitones.

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Functional harmony:

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Music that uses cadences.

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Concertino:

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The group of soloists in a concerto grosso.

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Ripieno:

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The accompaniment group in a concerto grosso.

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Basso continuo:

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A constantly repeating bass pattern above which a melody
unfolds. Popular in the Baroque.

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Concerto grosso:

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Large scale composition for orchestra with a group of soloists.

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Solo Concerto:

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Concerto that has one soloist.

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Dialoguing:

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Motifs exchanged between different parts without overlapping.

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Antiphony:

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Call and response. Music performed alternately by 2 groups.

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Monophonic:

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An unaccompanied melody.

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Homophonic:

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Melody and accompaniment.

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Contrapuntal:

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2 or more different lines occurring simultaneously.

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Stretto:

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Entries of the subject occur closer together than before, heightening the tension of the music.

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Unison:

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More than one part playing the same melody at the same pitch.

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Canon:

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Contrapuntal device where the melody is overlapped by the same melody in another part starting a few notes later.

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Imitation:

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Contrapuntal device where the melody is overlapped by the same melody in another part starting a few notes later on a different pitch.

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Variant:

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A phrase whose shape resembles the original.

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Sequence:

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The immediate repetition at a different pitch of a melody.

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Passagework:

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A constantly moving passage, often in patterns of quick notes.

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Ornamentation:

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Notes that decorate a melody

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Scalic/conjunct:

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Movement by step.

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Appoggiatura:

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Appoggiatura: A 'leaning' note. An expressive dissonance that moves by step to resolve onto a note of the current chord.