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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
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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
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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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