What is a musical ensemble
Music group
What is the basso continuo?
keyboard instrument following numbers with specifics the cord to similar to modern Jazz and pop.
What is fugue and how is it constructed?
Cornerstone of Baroque music
polyphonic composition
based on one main theme vocal or instrumental
What is a repeated section of music usually put my full orchestra or in Baroque compositions
Ritornello
What is a sonata du camera?
Chamber sonata
Dance like
What is a cantata
Composition in several movements
usually written for chorus one or more vocal soloist
and an instrumental and ensemble
What is a chorale
Hymn tunes sung to a German religious texts
what are some things about Antonio Vivaldi?
A Catholic priest, ran a girls orphanage. Was known as a violin virtuoso in addition to as a composer.
Uses the Ritornello technique. Multi-movement work. Concerto for violin and orchestra. Trills and other effects to imitate sounds of nature.
what are some things about Johannah Sebastian Batch?
Supreme master of Baroque era, and of Western music. Wrote in many different styles. Virtuoso on organ, harpsichord and violin. Deeply religious, Lutheran church very important to his music. Held a variety of sacred and secular positions. Elevated polyphony to high art. Used as model for all music students
what are some things about George Handel?
German composer, made his career mostly in England. Wrote many Operas and Oratorios. Very successful financially and artistically during his lifetime.
what is a liberto
text of an opera
what is a oratorio
large scale compostition for chorus voclal soloist and opera.
set to narative text but no acting.
whta is concerto grosso
compososition for several insturmenal soloist and small orchestra
what is fugue
polyphonic composition based on one main theme or subject.
what is a trio sonata
three medalic lines: two high ones eac played by one instrument and a basso continuo played by two.
what is ground bass
variation form in hich a musical in the bass is repeated over and over while the melodies above it contiuously changes.
what is an aria
song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, usually expressing an emotional state through its melody.
what is recitative?
vocal line in opera that imitates the rythms and pitch or speech leading into the aria.
What is a sonata da chiesa?
Church sonata
