ETHNOMUS 60 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Counterpoint, Duple And Quadruple Metre, Concerto Grosso
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A form of basso continuo in which the bass line is supplied with numbers or flat or sharp signs to indicate the appropriate chords to be played. One or more players of keyboard, lute, or similar instruments fill in the harmony. Used to alter a melody, especially when it is repeated. Allows the performer to add their own flourishes to a piece. Grace notes: quick note before the main melody note. Trills: a rhythmic alternation between 2 neighboring notes. Mordant: moves to lower note and then back up. H: echos, counterpoint, major key, chord based (adagio) G: fugue, canon, concerto grosso, 2 violin soloists. Rests, tapering, echoing, swells in 5rd-6th measure, trill.
