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1
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Baroque period date

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1600-1750

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Translation of Baroque

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Overly ornate, gaudy, in poor taste

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Functional tonality

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Some called it major-minor tonal system

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Basso Continuo

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-In virtually all baroque music
- 2 instruments playing from single figured bass parts:
viola da gamba or early cello (or trombone bassoon)
Harpsichord/organ and lute or other strummed instrument

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Suite

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Collection of dance style movements

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Opera

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Full length dramatic vocal, no no spoken words, also included orchestra and typical play stuff

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Dafne

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1598
Peri/Corsi liberator by Rinuccini
Orfeo and Euridice but with a happy ending
Written for Wedding of Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici

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Claudio Monteverdi
Importance/style

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Bridged transition from renaissance to early baroque styles
Vocal music

Advanced prima prattica and seconds prattica

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Barbara Strozzi

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Premiere female composer of 17th centur
Composed and published several volumes of solo vocal works
Well known singer
Founded a music academy

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Orfeo
Ahi, Casio acerbo
Composer

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Claudio Monteverdi

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Ahi caso acerbo genre

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Opera

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12
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Lagrime mie author

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Barbara strozzi

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13
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Lagrime mie genre

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Cantata

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Trio sonata in D Major Op 3 No 2
Composer

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Arcangelo Corelli

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Trio sonata in D Major Op 3 No 2
Genre

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Trio Sonata

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Trio sonata in D Major Op 3 No 2
movements

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Grave and Allegro

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17
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor Op. 3 No 6
Composer

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Antonio Vivaldi

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18
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor Op. 3 No 6
Genre

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Violin concerto

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19
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor Op. 3 No 6
movements

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Allegro
Largo
Presto

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20
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Clori vezzosa
Composer

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Alessandro Scarlatti

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Clori vezzosa
Genre

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Cantata

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Clori vezzosa
Sections

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Recitative: Vivo and penando
Aria: si si Ben mio

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23
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Suite no 3 in A minor
Composer

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Elisabeth-Claude Jacque de la Guerre

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Suite no 3 in A minor
Instrument/Genre

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Keyboard suite

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25
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Suite no 3 in a minor
Movements

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5
Prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue

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Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Composer

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Two movements

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Prelude and fugue

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28
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Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Instrument/Genre

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Organ prelude and fugue

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Nun Komm de Heiden Heilamd
Composer

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Nun Komm de Heiden Heilamd
Genre

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Cantata

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31
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Nun Komm de Heiden Heilamd
3 movements

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So geht aus gottes
Streite siege
Lob sie gott

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32
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So geht aus gottes
Genre

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Recitative

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33
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Streite siege
Genre

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Aria

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34
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Lob sie gott
Genre

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Chorus

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35
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3 new vocal music genres

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Opera, oratorio, cantata

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36
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Opera

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Sacred/secular text and subject
One to three hours
Typical theatre stuff

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37
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Oratorio
Subject, length, acting/stage stuff?, parts

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Normally religious subject
One to three hours
No acting or stage stuff
Often includes narrator to describe action

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38
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Cantata

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Religious
No acting
20-30 minutes

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39
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Recitative

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Heightened speech style
Rhythm follows natural inflection
Sparse and chordal accompaniment
In opera- action
Rhythm is irregular

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40
Q

Aria
Style, key characteristics
Use

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Dramatic vocal- opera
More melodic
Often for characters to describe emotions felt at that particular time in plot

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41
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Arioso

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Midway between aria and recitative

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42
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Describe Antonio Vivaldi

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Leading Italian of late baroque
Learned from father

Huge contributions to violin technique
Concerto guy

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43
Q

Dance movements
Form, organization
Examples

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Often organized in a Suite
Almost always in binary form
Allamande
Courant
Sarabanfe
Minuet
Gigue

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44
Q

Allamande
Translation
Meter
How many music lines?

A

Means German
Typically in 4
Contrapuntal

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45
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Courante
Translation, tempo/meter

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Means running
Fast runs of notws
In three

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46
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Sarabande

A

Slow stately dance
In 6
Slowest of dances

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47
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Minuet
Meter/tempo

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Triple meter
Moderate tempo

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48
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Gigue

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Since with leaps
In 6/8
Moves quickly

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49
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Inegal

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Uneven or unequal subdivisions of beat
Especially in French instrumental

50
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Da capo aria

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Standard aria form used in dramatic vocal works
A|B|A

51
Q

Johann Sebastian Bach
Country, jobs, important, works

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German
Greatest composer of common practice period (Baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century) especially high baroque
Functional tonality
In his lifetime-mostly known as organ technician. Work was deemed old fashioned
Well tempered clavier (prelude and fugues in all 12 major and 12 minor keys)

52
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Georg Phillip Telemann
Importance style and jobs

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One of most prolific (produced A LOT) composers of all time
Borrows from other National styles “eclectic” (borrow/combining many styles)
Godfather of JS Bach child but they had to compete for jobs a lot

53
Q

Fugue
Translation, style

A

To flee or chase
Canonic imitation, less strict than canon
No universally agreed on definition

54
Q

Paris Quartet No. 1 in G Major
Composer

A

George Phillip Telemann

55
Q

Paris Quartet No. 1 in G Major
Genre

56
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Paris Quartet No. 1 in G Major
Movements

A

Largo, Allegro

57
Q

George Fredric Handel

A

German
Music in all genres
Helped Public concerts

58
Q

Bel canto

A

“Beautiful singing”
Baroque operas
Hard, quick passages
Highly dramatic, powerful statements, LOUD

59
Q

Where is the son of Jesse
Composer

A

George Friedricj Handel

60
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Who is the son of Jesse
Genre
2 part

A

Oratorio- recitative

61
Q

Of fatal consequence of rage
Composer

A

George firedticj handel

62
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Oh fatal consequences of rage
Genre

63
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The messiah
Style, composer, text, language, for who

A

Oratorio by George Frederic Handel
Text from King James Bible in English for Anglican Church

64
Q

Parts of the messiah

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Foretelling/ birth of Jesus

Jesus suffering death/resurrection

Jesus role as mankind’s redeemer/savior

65
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Orfeo ahi caso acerbo by Claudio Monteverdi
notable features

A

Women (vaguely Campbell)/ man
Fairly mellow
Plucky strings and drone background

66
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Lagrime Mie by Barbara strozzi
Notable features

A

Sad minor sharp SOPRANO
Cello/plucked strings or harpsichord
Dainty guitar solo

67
Q

Trios in D by Archancello Corelli
Instruments
Movements
Notable features

A

3 strings and harpsichord

Grave- Slow lyrical
Allegro- bouncier, faster

68
Q

Allesssandro Scarlatti by Clori Vezzosa
Instrumentation
Both movements
Notable features

A

Androgynous Campbell
Recitivw: vivo and penando- slow voice + harpsicord
Aria: si si mio Ben - fast voice + harpsichord

69
Q

Elizabeth Jacques de la Guerre
Suite 3 in a minor
INSTRUMENTATION?!!!!
All movements
Notable figures

A

Harpsichord solo
Prelude- rhythmically freeee
Allamande- lots of trills?
Courante- stately
Sarabande- slowest/sparse in bass more Room mellow
Gigue- little space many fast notes

70
Q

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and fugue in a minor
Instruments
Notable featuresj

A

Prelude: dark low FAST lots movement ORGAN SOLO
Fugue: long shrill high voice. Moving bass ORGAN SOLO

71
Q

Goeorge zphillip Telemane
Paris quartet in G major
All movements
Notable features

A

Largo- flute cello slow
Allegro- flute fast

72
Q

George Friedrich Handel
Saul
Both movement
Notable features

A

Where is son of Jessie- English dramatic man
Oh fatal consequences- English chorus with strings ROUNDS IMITATION

73
Q

What did George Philip Telemann write

A

Paris quarter in g major

74
Q

Who wrote Saul and its movements

A

Where is the son of Jesse
O fatal consequence of rage
George Friedricj Handel

75
Q

What did Bach right
2 answers

A

Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland
Prelude and fugue in a minor

76
Q

What did Elizabeth Claude Jaqueline de la Guerre write

A

Suite no 3 in a minor

77
Q

What did Alessandro Scarlatti write

A

Clari vezzosa
Vivo and Penando
So so Ben mio

78
Q

What did Vivaldi write

A

Concerto for violin and orchestra in a minor

79
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What did archangels Corelli write

A

Trio sonatas in d major

80
Q

What did Barbara strozzi write

A

Lagrime mie

81
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What did Claudio Monteverdi write

A

Orfeo
Ahi caso acerbo

82
Q

Vivaldi concerto ALLEGRO description

A

Solo violin
Repeated quarter note pitches

83
Q

Vivaldi concerto
Largo description

A

Slow sad violin solo
Sparse chordal backgroudn

84
Q

Vivaldi concerto
Presto description

A

Fast, bouncy
Solo violin runs

85
Q

Clori Vezzosa
Vivo penando description
Fore and background

A

Slow androgynous voice and active harpsichord

86
Q

Clori Vezzosa
Si si Ben Mio description

A

Fast androgynous voice and harpsichord

87
Q

Suite number 3 in a minor
Prelude description

A

Free rhythm solo harpsichord

88
Q

Suite number 3
Gigue description

A

Harpsichord. Moderate tempo with space

89
Q

Nun Komm de Heiden Heiland
So ghett aus gottes description

A

Male solo- short quarter notes of chords

90
Q

Sreite siege description
Fire and background

A

Male technical solo + strings and occasional flute

91
Q

Lob sei gott description

A

Slow chorus minor

92
Q

Paris Quartet in g
Largo

A

Slow flute

93
Q

Paris quartet in g
Allegro description

A

Flute or fast solo string w/ harpsichord

94
Q

Where is the son of Jesse

A

English man and occasional strummed chords

95
Q

Oh fatal consequences of rage description

A

Fast bouncy chorus, occasional rounding

96
Q

Figured bass

A

Improvised keyboard with bass line and chords symbols

97
Q

Guitar long neck strings

98
Q

Ballet

A

Music for dance

99
Q

Trio sonata instrumentation

A

2 violins and basso continuo (low string/harpsichord)

100
Q

Sonata

A

Solo instrumental work

101
Q

Concerto Grosso

A

Translates to GREAT (multiple solos)
Solo instrumental work with orchestra

102
Q

Concerto

A

Solo instrument with orchestra at this time

103
Q

Binary form

A

AB
Mostly instrumental. Dance movements

104
Q

Overture

A

Musical introduction to something

105
Q

Chorale prelude

A

OG chorales monophonic
Instrument intro based on chorale

106
Q

Der Wohltemperierte Klavier

A

Well tempered clavier
24 piano works in all major/minor keys. Half prelude half fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach

107
Q

Temperament

A

Methods used for tuning
How octave split

108
Q

Equal temperament

A

Makes keys all sound the same. Standardized half steps in octave

109
Q

Before baroque Public concerts

A

Before baroque, you had to be invited to rich people parties or courts

110
Q

Libretto

A

Text to dramatic vocal work

111
Q

Sinfonia

A

Orchestral intro to dramatic vocal work

112
Q

Ritornello
Who done it

A

Something that comes back within the piece
Vivaldi

113
Q

Canzonetta

A

Short cheerful somg

114
Q

BWV [Bach Werke Verzeichnis], BuxWV, etc.

A

How we catalogued Bachs work

115
Q

Prelude

A

Orchestral intro to piece

116
Q

Fugue

A

Short phrase passed around

117
Q

Suite 3 Allemande description

A

Harpsichord many trills but still pretty spacious

118
Q

Suite 3 Courante description

A

Harpsichord In three
Little space- a lot happening

119
Q

Suite 3 saraband description

A

Slow harpsichord
Sad?
Lots of space

120
Q

Suite 3 gigue description

A

Harpsichord
Fast, lots of movement even in bass

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