Hallelujah Chorus
Handel
Baroque Period (1741)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c
Zion Hears the Watchman
Bach
Baroque Period (1731)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskK0evQuCI
Dido’s Lament
Purcell
Baroque Period (1642)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fraubogbQkc
Canon in D
Pachelbel
Baroque Period (1680)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu5TlSXEzzs
Spring
Vivaldi
Baroque Period (1725)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kTei0XrCs
Toccata and Fugue in d minor
Bach
Baroque Period (1708)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY
Aria
an accompanied solo song, usually of some length and complexity, in an opera, oratorio or cantata
Opera
a drama set to music in which the lines of text are sung with orchestral accompaniment
Recitative
a style of singing that covers its text expressively, usually in an economical and direct way
Terraced Dynamics
abrupt changes in levels of loudness
Oratorio
a sizable work for chorus, soloists and orchestra, usually on religious topic, that is performed without acting
Cantata
a brief vocal composition in several movements for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, usually based on a religious text
Chorus
a section of an opera, oratorio or cantata sung by a large group
Patronage
system in which a composer is financially supported primarily by a single employer
Figured Bass
shorthand system of numbers and accidentals used for indicating chords
Chorale
a stately hymn tune used in the German Lutheran Church