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baroque period terms Class: MUSC - Music History 1 - Introduction; Subject: Music; University: Quinnipiac University; Term: Forever 1989;
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8 steps octave higher- string half as long vibrates twice as fast octave lower- string twice as long vibrates half as fast TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 12 half steps TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 5 note scale patters TERM 4
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DEFINITION 9 2 or more melodies played at the same time TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 do re mi fa sol la ti do
"chord of rest" TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 "active chord" TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 males castrated in order to maintain a soprano/alto register practice was abonded after the French Revolution TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 large scale drama that is sung combines vocal and instrumental music with soloists, ensembles, chorus, orchestra, acting, scenary, costumes and sometimes ballet TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 dramatic work with just voices and instruments no acting, costumes, or scenery; usually performed during a church service
musical speech TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 lyrical song TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 several voices portraying characters singing together TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 instrumental music played at the beginning of each act which may include melodies of the most famous songs from the opera TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 text or script of the opera
Baroque composition for organ or keyboard to "show off" TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 them stated and then repeated in several other voices TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 piece of perpetual motion w/ one measure per chord and includes a free, cadenza like passage TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 teaching pieces used to develop technical skill TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 -1685-1759 in Germany - traveled to Italy and wrote Italian Opera; traveled to England and spent 50 years composing and conducting - England: turn to writing oratories using English language - lost eyesight like Bach; buried in Westminster Abbey - music very dramatic - famous works: the "Messiah", water music, fireworks music
