equal temperment
adjusted or tempered the mathematically "pure" intervals within the octave to equalize the distance between the adjacent tones
aria

released through melody the emotional tension accumulated in the course of action

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-highly emotional

-what audiences wait for

opera

large scale drama that is sung

-combines vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama

cantata

a work for one or more solo vocalists with instrumental accompaniment

based on secular text

Oratorio

a large scale dramatic genre with a religious or biblical text performed by solo voices, chorus, and orchestra

not staged or costumed

concerto
an instrumental form based on the opposition between two dissimilar bodies of sound
solo concerto

a concerto for a solo instrument and an accompanying instrumental group

violin used frequently

 

concerto grosso

opposition between a small group of instruments, the concertino, and a larger group, the tutti or ripieno

"the fire and fury of the Italian syle"

ritornello

refrain

returns again and again in alternation with the episodes, which often feature the solo violin

recitative
solo vocal declamation that follows the inflections of the text, often resulting in a disjunct vocal style
fugue
a contrapuntal composition in which a single theme pervades the entire fabric , entering in one voice and then in another
program music
instrumental music endowed with literary or pictoral associations, especially popular in the 19th century
culture

-a time of turbulent change in politics arts and science

-religious wars

-music served as religion
-absolute monarchy

-age or discovery