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• RHYTHM – fluid, few sudden changes • METER – not emphasized (except in dance) • TEMPO – moderate pace • TIMBRE – variable but mostly vocal • DYNAMICS – steady, little contrast • MELODY – lyric, often based on chant • HARMONY – diatonic major or minor • TEXTURE – imitative polyphony and homophony • FORM – “text control” • GENRES Mass Ordinary Motet Madrigal, Chanson, Lied Dances Ricercare, Canzona |
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• RHYTHM – consistent, continuous motion • METER – emphasized, regular • TEMPO – variable, constant within movements • TIMBRE -not standardized, orchestra of strings, harpsichord • DYNAMICS – contrast, terraced dynamics • MELODY – oranate, use of sequence, fortspinnung • HARMONY – diatonic major or minor • TEXTURE – imitative polyphony and homophony, basso continuo • FORM – collection of movements, consistent within, contrast between • GENRES Concerto (concerto grosso, solo concerto) Dance Suite Sonata Opera Oratorio Cantata Mass Motet |
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Lyric, non-metrical, monophonic |
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movement towards polyphony |
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3 Voice Minimum (Either Vocal or Instrumental) |
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Complete statement of the subject at the beginning |
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Section of fugue that does not have full subject |
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Retrograde – go backwards Inversion – change order Augmentation – longer note values Diminution- quick note values |
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Long note held out at end of fugue |
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Layering of subjects in fugues |
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Baroque practice of loud soft loud contrast in dynamics |
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Bassline (usually cello, sometimes organ) and harpsichord |
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