features of baroque

Question 1

texture

Answer 1

• polyphonic / contrapuntal
• imitation

Question 2

style

Answer 2

• Gavotte (dance); 4/4 or 2/4 time; moderate tempo
  binary form (AB)
• Minuet (dance); 3/4 time; moderate tempo
  tenary form (ABA)

Question 3

rhythm

Answer 3

• very regular
• often includes dotted rhytms
• clear sense of beat and pulse
• rhythmic ideas are often repeated throughout the peice

Question 4

articulation (melody)

Answer 4

• trills
• mordents
• turns
• acciaccatura
• appogiatura

Question 5

melody

Answer 5

• may be complex but a single theme is hinted all the way through
• no pedaling

Question 6

tonality

Answer 6

• major / minor

Question 7

dynamics

Answer 7

• terraced dynamics
• when they change, there is usually a large contrast

Question 8

key composers

Answer 8

• J.S Batch
• Handel
• Vivaldi