MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concertos, Ritornello
Handel
His music was polyphonic and homophonic
Basso continuo
Numbers that specified the chords to be played above it
Heaven
In word painting __ set to a high tone
Hell
In word painting __ set to a low tone
Scales
Asending and decending represented motion
Chromatic Scale
Associated with pain and grief
Orchestra
This ensemble evolved into a performing group based on string instruments
Movement
A piece of music that sounds fairly complete & indepented but is part of a larger whole
Ternary
ABA
Binary
AB
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Numbers that specified the chords to be played above it. In word painting __ set to a high tone. In word painting __ set to a low tone. This ensemble evolved into a performing group based on string instruments. A piece of music that sounds fairly complete & indepented but is part of a larger whole. Before 1800 most music was written to meet the specific demands of the __ __ also required a constant demand/supply of music. Musicians had to curry favor to the ___ For most ordinary citizens this was the only way to hear any music. During the baroque __ had six opera houses. Handel was one of the first freelance musicians in this city. A small group of soloist pitted against a larger group. A larger group of players vs a smaller group. The 1st and last movements of a concerto grosso. In this form, the tutti opens with the theme called ___
