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allemande |
German dance that is in 4/4 time. Popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods; often the first movement of a Baroque suite. |
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courante |
French dance that is in 3/4 time. |
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sarabande |
Spanish dance that is also in 3/4 time. |
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jig (gigue) |
English dance that is in 6/8 time. |
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suite |
four dances performed back, to back, to back, to back, all in the same key. (so for example the key of "C". |
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Solo Concerto |
a 3 movement piece that is written for a solo instrument and accompanying instrumental group (chamber, orchestra etc.) Lends itself to virtuoso playing. |
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Concerto Grosso |
pits a small group of instruments (concertino) against a larger group (tutti) |
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concerti |
a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale. Originally 18th century: Italian, from concertare ‘harmonize.’ |
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What are two types of concerti |
Solo Concerto and Concerto Grosso |
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program music |
Each poem is printed above the score for each season – so that the musician understands what emotion to convey.
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Chaconne |
a succession of chords repeated over and over with embellished melodies with each repeat. (example: Pachelbel’s “Canon in D.) |
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prelude |
a short study based on the continuous expansion of a melodic or rhythmic figure. |
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toccata |
a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring fast-moving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuosic passages or sections, generally emphasizing the dexterity of the performer's fingers. |
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fugue |
contrapuntal composition in which a single theme pervades the entire fabric, entering in one voice (or instrumental line) and then in another. The fugue is based on a technique utilized in the Renaissance Period known as imitation. |
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subject |
Main idea or theme of a work, in a fugue. |
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answer |
imitation of main theme in another voice. |
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exposition |
Once the theme has been presented in all voices the first section. |
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episodes |
interludes that serve as areas of relaxation – until in reaches its home key. |
