MUSI 1300 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Recitative, Hymn Tune, Brandenburg Concertos
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Melody: opening melody is heard again and again. Dynamics: terraced dynamics, loud or soft, not gradual dynamics. Contrasts: between bodies of sound, large group versus small group. Basso continuo: emphasized bass part, keyboard with cello or bassoon. Figured bass: bass part with numbers, specific basic chords. Church musicians: lower social status than court musicians. Composers: worked for courts, churches, towns, opera houses, composed music for specific needs . Became as important as vocal music for the first time. Instruments from the string family and high trumpet; a complex melody line. Concerto grosso: small group of soloists versus a larger group (tutti). Several movements, contrast of tempo and character/ style. Subject: name of the main theme/ melody, other voices imitate subject. Pedal point: single tone held, usually in the bass line. Subject can be changed by inversion, retrograde, augmentation, or diminution. Major innovations during the baroque period; comic and serious opera. Aria- song for solo voice with orchestra accompaniment.
