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What is polychoral music? a Baroque style that features separate choirs singing in alternation.
What is opera? a musical art form where a story is told through live music and singing
What is aria? solo vocal composition in classical music used to express emotions
What is a recitative a style of singing in classical music, where the soloist uses rhythm and delivery to advance a plot with less instrumental usage
What is a continuo? a bass part played by one or more instruments
What is an oratorio? large scale, music composition of voices and instruments, most often based on religious narratives
What is a prima Donna leading female, singer, in an opera, usually a soprano
What is a ground bass? short reoccurring melodic pattern in a bass part of a composition
What are terraced dynamics abrupt shifts between soft and loud volumes
What is a fugue polyphonic composition based on a single musical theme, called the subject
What is toccata musical composition for keyboard or other string instruments that’s fast to showcase the performers skill
What is a prelude An introductory piece that sets the mood
What is a chorale prelude short organ composition
What is a suite an ordered set of instrumental or band pieces
What is a sonata musical composition usually for solo instrument or a small ensemble
What is a concerto a musical composition featuring a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra
What are the six elements of music? Rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, dynamics, form
What is rhythm the pattern of sounds and silences in music
What is melody a sequence of notes that are perceived as a single entity. It is often the most recognizable part of a song
What is harmony the combination of different musical notes played or sung simultaneously.
What is timbre the quality or character of a sound that distinguishes different types of sound production
What is dynamics the volume of sound in music, indicating how loud or soft a piece should be played
What is form the structure of a musical composition
List 5 baroque composers Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Scarlatti
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