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MCC-MUL 2010-III
Deana's Semester Unit III Terms
terms | definitions | properties |
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baroque | period of time marked from 1600(birth of opera) to 1750(death of Bach) | spectacular and grand |
terraced dynamics | abruptly changing from loud to soft- not gradual | used in concertos |
movement | complete, self-contained part w/in a larger musical work | typically in concertos |
libretto | lyrics or words of an operas | (blank) |
recitative | speechlike singing w/light accompaniment to tell a story using many words in a short amount of time | found in operas, cantadas, and oratorios |
aria | songlike singing w/full orchestra to react to a story using few words repeated over a longer amount of time | found in operas, cantadas, and oratorios |
overture | opening orchestral introduction | found in operas, cantadas, and oratorios |
virtuoso | highly skilled "star performer" | vocal- highlighted w/ arias instumental- highlighted w/ the concerto |
chorale | hymlike melody used as the basis for a cantada | (blank) |
subject | the melody which a fugue is based upon | repeated throughout the fugue in different keys |