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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 EXAMPLE: 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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