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11 Cards in this Set
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describe the age of Absolutism
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when the doctrine of the "divine right of Kings" ensured the absolute rule of "God chosen" monarchs
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What three places could music be found during the Baroque Period
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the church, the court, the opera house (theater)
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Walking Bass
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a bass part that moves in absolutely even notes usually eighths or quarters
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Ornamentation
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Improvising of melodic extras in the arias that were sund in operas
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What was the standard texture of Baroque Music
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polyphony or contrapuntal
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Continuo
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the central importance of harmony in Baroque music appears in the universal practice of "basso continuo"
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Figured Bass
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a system of notating the continuo chords in Baroque music, by means of figures
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Lebretto
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common plot, text set to music
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How many keys were scales tuned to?
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24 major and minor Keys
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Harmony was _________ and chords were __________.
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standardized
synthesized |
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Pragmatists
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composers with very much music to write in very little time (Bach)
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