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12 Cards in this Set
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Cantada
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Very short unstaged opera’s. Written for instruments and one or two voices and
portrayed a single scene |
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Chorale
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a hymn with a steady rhythm and simple tune, usually sung in unison by the Whole congregation
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Orratorio
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Large scale work like an opera, but is based on a sacred story and it isnt staged.
Narrator sings the story, and other singers sing the words of the people. |
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Basso Continuo
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continuous bass, bass line that is never silent
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rececitive
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designed to imitate as closely as possible the freedom and expressiveness of speech
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Aria
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lyrical part of an opera
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Sonata
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Chamber piece of several contrasting movements, written for a small number of
Instruments solo players and an orchestra Overture- instrumental introduction, fast slow fast |
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De Capo Aria
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sung by a soloist with the accompaniment of instruments, often a small orchestra
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Ritornello
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A short, recurring instrumental passage in Baroque aria and concerti, particularly in a tutti section.
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fugue
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A composition, or compositional technique, in which a theme (or themes) is extended and developed mainly by imitative counterpoint.
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Concerto
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Larger composition, involved solo players and an orchestra
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Overture
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instrumental introduction, fast slow fast
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