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15 Cards in this Set
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what is a figured bass
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shortened notation of harmony- chords created through improvisation
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monodic style?
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new style features solo song with instrumental accompaniment
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what is florentine camerata?
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group of artists, poets, etc aristocracy
ie Vinceno Galillei, Guillo Caccini, Jacopo Peri ki. |
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define basso continuo
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bass part, performed by 2 instruments- chordal& bass.
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equal temperament?
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equalizing the distance between adjacent notes
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cantata?
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a work for vocalists, chorus, and instrumentalists based on a poetic narrative of a lyric or dramatic nature
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ritornello?
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passage that returns again and again in the manner of a refrain
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castrato?
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artificial male soprano or alto who dominated the operatic scene of the early 18th century
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opportunity for women to enter the ranks of professional musicians greatly increased in the Baroque era. True or false?
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true
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define ground bass
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short phrase repeated over and over in the lower voice while the upper voices pursue their independent course
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two forms of concerto& definition
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concerto solo- solo/ orchestra
concerto grosso- orchestra/ ensemble ki. |
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libretto?
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text or words for opera
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aria?
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lyric song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, generally expressing intense emotion; found in opera, cantata, oratorio
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recitative
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represents explanations necessary to plot
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compare the styles between early and late baroque rhythms
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early- freer rhythm
late- regular& vigorous ki. |
