Exam 2 Study Guide

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Composition for several voices set to a short secular poem, usually about love, combining homophonic and polyphonic textures and often using word painting: common in Renaissance music

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Madrigal

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Composition for several instrumental soloists and small orchestra; common in late baroque music

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Concerto grosso

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Orchestral composition, usually in four movements, typically lasting between 20 and 45 minutes, exploiting the expanded range of tone color and dynamics of the orchestra

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Symphony

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Polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than that of the mass; one of the two main forms of sacred Renaissance music

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Motet

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Composition for two violins, a viola, and a cello; usually consisting of four movements

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String quartet

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Sacred choral composition made up of five sections: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei

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Mass

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Composition in several movements, usually written for chorus, one or more vocal soloists, and instrumental ensemble; the church cantata for the Lutheran service in Germany during the baroque period often includes chorales

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Cantata

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In baroque music, an instrumental composition in several movements for one to eight players; in music after the baroque period, an instrumental composition usually in several movements for one or two players

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Sonata

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Drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment, usually a large-scale composition involving vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra, costumes, and scenery

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Opera

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Large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative text, but without acting, scenery, or costumes; often based on biblical stories

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Oratorio