FINAL Flashcards

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The Chandos Anthems

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Handel

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Orgelbuchlein

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Bach

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The Water Music

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Handel

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Rinaldo

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Handel

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

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Bach

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St. Matthew Passion

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Bach

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The Coronation Anthems

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Handel

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Goldberg Variations

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Bach

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The Royal Fireworks

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Handel

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Judas Maccabaeus

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Handel

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Two-Part Inventions

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Bach

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The Brandenburg Concerti

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Bach

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The Musical Offering

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Bach

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Guilo Caesare

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Handel

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B Minor Mass

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Bach

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Cantata BWV 140

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Bach

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Messiah

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Handel

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St. John Passion

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Art of the Fugue

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Saul

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Cello Suites

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What is a dance suite?

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an ordered set of dances for solo instrument or ensemble, all written in the same key and intended to be performed in a single sitting

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What is an opera seria?

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serious opera; the heroic, fully sung Italian opera that dominated the stage at the counts of Europe during the 18th century

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What is a chorale prelude?

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an ornamental setting of a preexisting chorale tune intended ti be played on the organ before the singing of the chorale by the full congregation

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What is BWV?
Bach Werke Verzeichnis; Bach Work List; an identifying system for the works of Bach, similar to "K" for Mozart's works
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What is a subject?
the theme in a fugue
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What is a Cantor?
the director or leader for music
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What is equal temperament?
a division of the octave into 12 half steps, each with ratio of approximately 18:17, 16th century
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What are horn fifths?
a characteristic musical figure assigned to the French horns in which the instruments slide back and forth through sixths, fifths, and thirds, sometime ornamenting along the way
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What is an oratorio?
non-staged opera style setting
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What is a chorale cantata?
a genre of sacred vocal music that employs the text and tune of a pre-existing Lutheran chorale in all or several of its movements
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What does ACSOG stand for?
``` Allemande Courante Sarabande Other dances Gigue ```
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Who developed ACSOG?
Froberger
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What is a countersubject?
material in a fugue that serves as a counterpoint to the subject
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What is a Picardy Third?
a shift from minor to major in the final chord of a piece
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What is obbligato?
indication that a composer has written a specific part for an instrument and intends it to be played as written
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What is a passion?
a large scale depiction of Christ's crucifixion as recorded in the Gospels; an oratorio on the subject of the passion
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What is the Royal Academy of Music?
Handel's London organ company in 1719, primarily invested in by the king
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Orgelbuchlein
Bach's Little Organ Book of 46 chorale preludes
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What is an Invention?
2 voice keyboard composition based on imitation
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What is a Kapellmeister?
chief of music at court, conductor
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What is a partita?
term used by Bach as a synonym for suite
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What is Fortspinning?
spun out; taking a musical idea and spinning it out in one seemingly unending melodic strand and uniform rhythm; beginning of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto
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What is collegium musicum?
group of German music students who voluntarily played the latest music in a public setting