Fugue
Opera
Oratoio
Sonata
General
100
What is the main theme of a fugue called?
The subject
100
What is a musical number for 2 solo voices with orchestral accompaniment called?
a duet
100
What were the first oratorios based on?
Biblical storis
100
How many performers play in a trio sonata?
four
100
What class was the baroque period well suited for?
aristocrats/nobles
200
What is the second voice that enters with the subject called?
the answer
200
What is the text of a musical dramatic work called?
the libretto
200
Where did oratorios first appear?
Italy
200
Where did the sonata first appear?
Italy
200
Where did people usually hear music during the baroque period?
the church
300
What is the texture of a fugue?
polyphonic
300
What is a song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment called?
an aria
300
What are the main differences between oratorios and operas?
oratorios contain no acting, scenery and costumes
300
Arcangelo Corelli was a famous composer of the sonata. What instrument was he known for playing?
the violin
300
Name the popular keyboard instrument which produced sound by brass blades striking strings.
clavichord
400
Give the definition of a fugue.
a polyphonic composition based on one main theme.
400
A recitative is a vocal line that imitates what?
speech
400
Define oratorio.
A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists and orchestra, usually based on a biblical text.
400
In the baroque, emotional states or moods were called what?
affections
500
Name the 4 ways to vary the subject of a fugue.
introversion, retrograde, augmentation, diminution
500
Define opera.
A play set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes and acting.
500
Give the definition of a "movement".
A piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition.
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