Catanta Jesu, der du meine Seele - Bach

Question 1

Name some Baroque features.

Answer 1

Ornamentation
Polyphony
Canon
Imitation
SATB
Melismastic Singing
Small Orchestra
Continuo

Question 2

Difference between melismatic and syllabic?

Answer 2

M: many notes to 1 syllable
S: changing note on every syllable

Question 3

Disinguish between SATB.

Answer 3

S - high female
A - low female
T - high male
B - low male

Question 4

Tierce de Picardi definition? Explain it in this piece.

Answer 4

When a piece in a minor key ends with a major chord
(Ends on a G Major chord, piece is G Minor)