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24 Cards in this Set
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Renaissance |
Rebirth (15th- 16th centuries) -Humanism -Exploration -Reformation |
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Humanism |
Revival of Ancient Greek and Roman cultures; interest in human knowledge and experience |
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Recusant |
English Catholic underground members who refused to attend the services of the Protestant Church of England; swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth as head of church |
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Imitative polyphony |
Texture in which each voice sings the same melody, one after the other |
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Madrigal |
Polyphonic setting of a secular poem in a modern language |
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Word painting |
Imitating the sound described by the text |
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Lute song |
A song consisting of only a lute and vocalist |
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Consort |
A group of instruments playing together |
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Broken consort |
Group of instruments playing together that are not in the same musical group |
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Partbook |
Format for printing or copying music in which each book contains the part for a single voice or instrument |
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High fidelity |
Meant to sound live; may be a video recording |
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Field recording |
Audio recording produced outside a recording studio |
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Lossy |
Voice falls quieter than instruments |
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Studio audio art |
Not meant to be heard live or recreated |
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Electronic music |
The use of reverb, echo, sonic spacing, equalization, and compression |
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Baroque |
1600-1750; passion, communication, language -Absolute Monarchy |
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Divine right |
Kings were born to rule |
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Absolute Monarchy |
Power from just a few courts |
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Ornamentation |
When you see an ornament, play something else (musical flourishes; fast notes) |
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Theorbo |
plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck and a second pegbox |
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Monody |
Vocal soloist over basso continuo |
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Basso continuo |
Bass line that provides rhythmic and harmonic outline for the piece |
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Aria |
-Songlike, used to express emotions -Stropic, broken up by instrumental ritornetto |
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Librettist |
Text of an opera |
