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10 Cards in this Set
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basso continuo
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play continuously, harpsichord and/or organ, cello or bass
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ritornello
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R, S, R, S.... R (R=full orchestra and S=soloist), prevelent in 17th/18th century
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chamber music
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1 instrument p/part, much more intimate, played in small room for small audience
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minuet trio
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dance form, usually 3rd movement of a symphony
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da capo aria
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used for Baroque arias, ABA' form, soloiust plus orchestra or basso continuo
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basset clarinet
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longer, plays lower
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oratorio
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soloists/chorus/orchestra, religious texts, not costumed, staged like opera, in English
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aria
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reflective part of oratorio, action stagnates, less text, usually full orchestra
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recitative
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conversational/action part of oratorio, more text, dry or accompagnato
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Charles Jennens
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wrote text for Messiah
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