VPMC88H3 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Study Guide
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indicate recurring pattern of strong and weak beats. Emphasize two essential lines (treble and bass) of the texture. Composer wrote only melody and bass, leaving it to performers to fill in the appropriate chords or inner parts. Bass and chords were played on continuo instrument. Harpsichord, organ, lute, theorbo were used at first. Viola da gamba, cello, bassoon to sustain notes were used later. Added figures (flat or sharp) above or below the bass note to indicate the precise pitches required. Assign different roles to each instrument and voice. Create distinctive subjects for treatment in imitative counterpoint. Use of suspension and other dissonances to create forward motion. Historical opera on the roman emperor nero"s illicit affair with ambitious poppea. Chromaticism as pop-ea pleads with nero not to leave her bed chamber. De la guerre and couperin were composers of the genre www. notesolution. com. Ornament designed to emphasize important notes and give the melody shape and character.
