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| bizzare; music is very ornimented |
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abrupted change from loud(forte) to soft(piano) or visa versa
EXAMPLE:
La Primavera
concerto for violin and string orchestra Op. 8, No. 1 from "The Four Seasons" |
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baroque accompaniment made up two instruments playing bass line; usually viola d'gamba and keyboard
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all except Organ Fugue in G minor |
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| short hand for chord structure; numbers under the staff used to tell a performer what cord to play |
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one of the first great opera composers
Italian
composed ORFEO |
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composition where an orchestra is pitted against a small group of soloist
EXAMPLE:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major - J.S. Bach |
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polyphonic composition based on ONE main theme(subject)
EXAMPLE:
Organ Fugue in G minor - J.S. Bach |
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| Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier |
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set of prelude and fuges written in every major and minor key.
48 total
written to teach his wife and children how to play the clavier |
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N:book with the story line of the opera
M:text of an opera |
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| speech like singing, usually leads into an aria |
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song for solo voice and orchesta accompaniment, usually espesses emotion with outpouring of melody-opera oratorios and cantatas; lead in by a recitative
EXAMPLE:
Tu se' morta" from Orfeo |
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| aria in ABA'. the last a is more ornimented |
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| orchestral introduction before the opera begins; sets the mood for an opera |
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Lutherian church musican
German
very fine keyboard player and teacher |
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| hymn tune sung to a German text |
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master of Italian opera and English oratorio
German
nearly blind he still conducted and gave concerts
moved to London
wealthy and famous at death |
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large scale composition for chorus, vocal solist, and accompanist(usually orchestra).
no costumes, acting, scenery.
usually a narrative text
usually bibically based |
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figure of late Italian baroque
Italian-born in Venice
priest but left poor health
red hair led to nickname "Red Priest"
voilin teacher player and conductor |
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