Chamber music
arose to prominence in the 17th century; ensemble music, smaller performance venue, each player has their own part – “conversation among equals”
trio sonata
[sonata = “to sound”] two instruments + continuo (keyboard and cello)
duo sonata
solo instrument + keyboard
Siciliano
dance from Sicily; moderate temp, compound meter, dotted rhythms in the melody (see: Bach sonata 2nd mvmt)
obbligato
right hand is written out; figured bass gone
Empfindsamer stil
North German (Prussian) pre-Classical style in the rococo movement; “sensitive” style – C.P.E. Bach “Father of classical style”
gallant style
Pre-Classical style; homophonic textures, closed phrasing (dance rhythms), easily understood
fugato
fugue-like section in a homophonic form (see: end of development Op. 59 no. 1)
canon
imitative form; comes dux
stretto
overlapped (layered) presentation of a short motive (see: development Op. 18 no. 1)
binary form
AABB; associated with dance music (see: sonata da camera)
recitative
originally from opera; speech-like, declamatory character with sparse or no accompaniment
fantasy
improvisatory (see: 3rd movement Franck sontata; recitative-fantasy
rococo
French pre-Classical style; associated with the natural (think shells)
augmentation
the presentation of a motive in longer note durations
diminution
the presentation of a motive in shorter note durations