Chorale Prelude
short piece presenting the tune once in recognizable form, asingle variation on a chorale subject to a number of different techniques
Agrements
ornament in French music, usually indicated by a sign. *for harpsichord, derived from lute music. *Notated by composers
Style brise
Broken or arpeggiated texture in keyboard and lute music from seventeenth-century France. The technique originated with the lute, and the figuration was transferred to the harpsichord.
Dance Suite
A set of pieces that are linked together into a single work, usually referred to a set of stylized dance pieces. *Consisted of Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, and Gigue
Sonata
baroque instrumental piece with contrasting sections or movements, often with imitative counterpoint
Trio Sonata
Common instrumental genre during the baroque period, a sonata for two trevel instruments (usually violins) above a bass continuo. A performance featured four or more players if more than one was used for the continuo part.
Church Sonata (sonata da chiesa)
*Contained abstract movements, including one or more binary dances *Performed in church and for public entertainment
Chamber Sonata (sonata da camera)
Common instrumental genre during the baroque period, a sonata for two treble instruments (usually violins) above a basso continuo. A performance featured four or more players if more than one was used for the continuo part.
Concerto grosso
*Contrasts a small solo group against a large group * The concertino was usually two violins with basso continuo. * The large group was almost always a string orchestra. * The style was similar to that of the trio sonata.
Solo concerto
*Usually for solo violin and string orchestra * The full orchestra was designated as tutti (“all”) or ripieno (“full”).
Orchestral Concerto
*Several movements * First violin and bass emphasized *Not as popular or important as the other types
Collegium musicum
An association of amateurs, popular during the baroque period, who gathered to play and sing together for their own pleasure.
Cantata
Form of Lutheran church music in the eighteenth century, combining poetic texts with texts drawn from chorales or the Bible, and including recitatives, arias, chorale settings, and usually one or more choruses.