The music of the Baroque Period part 2 – Flashcards
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The medieval church modes gradually gave way to the _______ and ____ scales in the middle baroque.
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Major, minor
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The two musical giant of the baroque were ____ and _____
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J.S Bach, G.F Handel
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A bass part together with numbers (figures) specifying the chords to be played above it, characteristics of the baroque, is called
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Basso continuo
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The alternation between soft and loud dynamics in baroque music is known as
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Terraced dynamics
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A section that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition is called a
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Movement
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One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the
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Early baroque
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The early baroque was characterized by
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Homophonic texture
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The middle baroque was characterized by
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Diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe
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A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced by means of brass blades striking the strings was the
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Clavichord
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Affections in baroque usage refers to
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Emotional states or moods of music
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In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the
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Church
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Frederick the Great, king of Prussia was what three things?
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- Flutist - General - Composer
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In Italy, music schools were often connected with
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Orphanages
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The music director of a court in the baroque period did all of which three things?
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- Supervised and directed the musical performance - Composed much of the music required - Was responsible for the discipline of the other musicians
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A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____ performers.
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80
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A concerto grosso usually has ____ movements
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Three
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The tempo markings of the movements of a concerto grosso are usually ___, ____, and ____.
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Fast, slow, fast
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The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the
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Tutti
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The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in _____ form
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Ritornello
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A musical ornament consisting of rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole step or half step apart is a ___
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Trill
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Subject of a fugue presented in the dominant
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Answer
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Presentation of a subject in lengthened time values
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Augmentation
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Melodic idea that constantly accompanies the subject of a fugue
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Countersubject
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Presentation of a subject in shortened time values
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Diminution
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Transitional sections of a fugue which offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject
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Episodes
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Turning the subject of a fugue upside down, or reversing the direction of each interval
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Inversion
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Single tone, usually in the bass, which is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it
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Pedal Point
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Presentation of a subject from right to left, or beginning with the last note and proceeding backward to the first
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Retrograde
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Imitation of a subject before it is completed
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Stretto
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Main theme of a fugue
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