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Baroque style flourished in music during the period
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1600-1750
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The two giants of baroque composition were
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Bach and Handel
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One characteristic of Baroque music was
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instrumental music became as important as vocal music
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Melodic sequence refers to
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the successive repetition of a melodic idea at higher or lower pitch levels
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Terraced dynamics refers to
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the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another
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The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the
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harpsichord and organ
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One characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of
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basso continuo
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The basso continuo could be covered by harpsichord and
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string bass, cello, bassoon
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The orchestra evolved during the baroque period into a performing group based on instrumnets of the ______________ family
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violin
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The word movement in music normally refers to
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a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent, but is part of a larger composition
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