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Baroque Period

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show Time period- 1600-1750  
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show Noble people, paying money for music  
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show The chuch, paying money for music  
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show Middle class, paying money for music  
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Theory of Affects   show
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Prima Practica   show
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Seconda Practice   show
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show Figured Bass. Symbols used to indicate the chords used, and changes to intervals ie slashes through numbers  
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Figured Bass Realization   show
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show Combination of multiple instruments playing different parts ie.  
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Chromaticism   show
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Tonality   show
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show Developed by Florenine Camerata; believed Greek Tragedies were set to music. First opera house opened in Venice in 1637. Became sensation; diva/divo culture. Staged theatrical production consisting of arias, recitatives and instrumental pieces.  
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show "little book" The actual text of the opera  
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Florentine Camerata   show
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Giovanni Bardi   show
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show Read Ancient Greek in the Florentine Camerata  
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show Musician; interested in tuning system. Father of Galileo. Member of Florentine Camerata  
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show Musical interlude of a pastoral, allegorical or mythological subject. Performed before, between or after a spoken comedy or tragedy.  
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show The first opera. Enchanted with his music. 1602. Written by Monteverdi.  
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Recitative   show
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Aria   show
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Castrato   show
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Farinelli   show
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Ritornello   show
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show A form of music written for a small group; originally performed in royal chamber  
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Basso Ostinato   show
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show Short musical number; 10-30 minutes long. Lyrical or quasi-dramatic text.  
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show Prima Practica. 1600s. Many rules. Church music  
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show Seconda Practica. Counterpoint more free. 1700's.  
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Sacred concerto   show
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Polychordal motet   show
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show Occurred during lent. Similar to opera, except sacred subject. Held in an oratory. Not staged; a choir and instruments telling a story instead of showing it. Narrative dialogue.  
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show German composer. Combined German text with Italian style.  
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show Leading composer of oratorios -9 & 9  
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show Variations over a basso continuo (figured bass)  
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show Lively dance song; derived from chaconne. Variations over a figured bass.  
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show Collection of dance songs; contrasting pieces linked together in a single work.  
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Toccata   show
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Girolami Frescobaldi   show
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Fantasia   show
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Prelude   show
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Fugue   show
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Canzona   show
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Sonata   show
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show Piece played by one or more instruments. Baroque instrumental piece with contrasting sections "movements".  
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show Piece played by treble instruments (usually violin) over a basso continuo (usually keyboard)  
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show Violinist; composer of solo and trio sonatas  
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show Stringed instrument, most popular "virtuoso" instrument in baroque period.  
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Organ   show
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show French name for harpsichord  
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Style brise   show
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show Small plucked instrument, keyboard. Soft, expressive sound.  
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Opera Seria   show
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Da capo aria   show
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show Composer of operas and cantatas  
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show Italian composer who moved to France to compose for King Louis the 14th. Had sole writing rights to writing operas in France until his death.  
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King Louis the 14th.   show
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show 17-18th century form of opera by Lully; combines French classic drama with ballet and music  
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French overture   show
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Ornamentation   show
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show "Unequal notes"; used by French, alternating longer on-beat, shorter off-beat  
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Overdotting   show
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Henry Purcell   show
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Antonio Vivaldi   show
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Ospedali   show
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Solo concerto   show
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show Small ensemble of solo instruments and a large ensemble  
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Ritornello form   show
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Francois Couperin   show
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show Unknown before age 40. Leading composer after Lully's death.  
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Traite de l'Harmonie   show
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show German composer; never left Germany. Had 3 stages of his life; a) organist, b) court, c) director. a) organist at Arnstadt, Muhlhausen and Weimar. b)Cothen c) Leipzig  
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show Set of organ works by J.S. Bach  
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George Fredric Handel   show
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