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1600-1750
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the dates of the Baroque
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motet
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a sacred form with Latin text for use in the Mass and other religious services
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Pope Gregory the Great
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believed to have introduced music in an organized liturgy
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strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
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the four major family groups of the instruments of the western world
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theme
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a musical idea that is used as a building block in the construction or a composition
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Gregorian Chant
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consists of a single line melody; monophonic in texture and lacks harmony and counterpoint
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string quartet
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held the central position in classical chamber music - consists of two violins, a viola, and a cello
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motive
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the smallest melodic unit of a theme
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woodwinds
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instruments made of wood or metal whose tone is produced by a column of air vibrating within a piope that has holes along its length
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acapella
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choral music that is performed without accompaniment
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brass instruments
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trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba
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fuging tunes
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polyphonic settings of hymns and psalms (polyphonic style emerged from lining out)
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madrigal choirs
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small vocal ensemble that specializes in a cappella secular works
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monody
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music for one singer with instrumental accompaniment
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percussion instruments
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snare drum, tenor drum, bass drum, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, gong
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The Marriage of Figaro
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written in 1786, this opera made mozart reach the peak of his career
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chamber choirs
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ensembles of about 24 singers, who usually perform a cappella or with piano accompaniment
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figured bass
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a baroque practice consisting of an independent bass line that often includes numerals indicating the harmony to be supplied by the performer
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syllabic, neumatic, and melismatic
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three main classes of Gregorian melodies
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The Magic Flute
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Mozart produced this Clarinet concerto during the last year of his life
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1750-1825
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the dates of the classical period
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instrumental chamber music
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ensemble music for a group of two to about a dozen players, with one player to a part
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syllabic
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one note to each syllable of text
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the Choral Symphony
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What is Beeghoven's 9th Symphony known as? The finale was the setting of the poet Schilller's Ode to joy.
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neumatic
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generally with small groups of up to 2 or 4 notes sung to a syllable
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string quartet
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standard combination made up of 2 violins, a viola and a cello
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word painting
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favored in secular music; made the music reflect the meaning of the words
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1450-1600
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dates of the renaissance
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A Little Night Music - probably written for a string quartet
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Eine kleine Nachtmusik means? what was the work probably written for?
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Beethoven
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according to the text, he is the most popular composer of art music in the world.
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Council of Trent
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sought to regulate every area of religious discipline
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melismatic
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long groups of notes sung to a single syllable
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polyrhythm
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the simultaneous use of rhythmic patterns that conflict with the underlying beat, such as “two against three” or “three against four”
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the four seasons
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vivaldi's best known work - consists of a group of four violin concertos
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chanson and madrigal
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two important secular genres that arose from the union of poetry and music
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haydn, mozart, beethoven, and successor franz schubert
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masters of the veinnese school, defined the classical period
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No. 5 Symphony in C minor
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Perhaps the best known of all symphonies
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lyrical, singable melodies
diatonic harmonies strong regular rhythms use of folk and popular elements |
the characterization of the classical era
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madrigal
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a renaissance secular work originating in Italy for voices, with or without instruments, set to a short, lyric love poem
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Claudio Monteverdi
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a transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Published 8 books
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Martin Luther
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led the Reformation, the Protestant revolt
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counter reformation
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the movement by the church that strove to recapture the loyalty of its people
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30-40 players
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the 18th century orchestra numbered how many players?
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Fair Phyllis
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a madrigal written by John Farmer and was characteristic of the English madrigal.
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GF Handel
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master of opera in the late Baroque
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organum
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earliest polyphonic music; developed from the custom of adding a second voice above or below the Gregorian melody and the interval of a fifth or fourth
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motet
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formed by writing new texts for the previously textless upper voice of organum
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piano concerto
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Mozart played a crucial role in the development of what type of concerto?
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string quartet
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occupied a central position of Haydn's output
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1476-1450
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dates of the middle ages
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The Creation and The Seasons
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the two oratorios created by Haydn follow in the grand tradition of Handel
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plainsong / plainchant
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aka Gregorian Chant
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The Surprise
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Haydn's best known symphony
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monophonic
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music whose texture is made up of a single line or voice without harmonic accompaniment
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the classical era
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golden age of chamber music
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Bach
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a court organist and chamber musician to the Duke of Weimar
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heterophony
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texture in which two or more voices or parts elaborate the same melody simultaneously
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Handel
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the master of the oratorio
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polyphony
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the combining of two or more different melodic lines into a multi-voiced texture
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vivace
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lively
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presto
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very fast
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homophonic texture
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texture with a principal melody and accompanying harmony
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homorhythmic
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all voices move at the same time, note for note
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pianissimo
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very soft
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piano
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soft
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mezzo piano
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moderate soft
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mezzo forte
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moderately loud
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forte
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loud
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fortissimo
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very loud
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crescendo
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growing louder; <
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decrescendo or diminuendo
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growing softer; >
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volume (dynamics)
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depends on the intensity of the vibrations, which determines whether the tone strikes us as being loud or soft
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grave
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solemn (very very slow)
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largo
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broad (very slow)
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adagio
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quite slow
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andante
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walking pace
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moderato
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moderate
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allegro
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fast (cheerful)
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terraced dyamics
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characterized by sudden changes in dynamic levels
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