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15 Cards in this Set
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Aria
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simple melody either for a singer or an instrument
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Cantata
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multimovement composition for voice(s) and instrument(s) that is dramatic in content but is not staged
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Chamber Music
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Instrumental ensemble music where a single player performs each part
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Chant
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More than one voice singing the same line
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Character Piece
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Huge number of shorter pieces (often for piano)
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Chorale
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a hymn tune or sacred melody
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Concerto Grasso
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a concerto for an orchestra where parts of the orchestra become the soloist
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Fugue
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A composition written for 3 or more musical lines/voices where they may come in at different times creating counterpoint
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Monody
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a solo vocal composition
a single melodic line with instrumental accompaniment |
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Motet
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an unaccompanied chorale composition with a Latin Sacred text
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Opera
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a staged drama with text sung throughout
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Oratorio
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Opera except not staged and it is sacred
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Sonata
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an instrumental composition for solo instrument with piano (sections are called movements)
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Toccata
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A piece of classical music for a key board instrument
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Basso Continuo
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The bass line and accompanying chordal instruments used to support singers in early opera and instrumental forms
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