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Master of the Fugue
J.S. Bach
1600-1750, starts mostly monophonic (monody), but ends with emphasis on polyphony.
Baroque Period
This group of 4 cantatas depicts birds, streams, storms, etc and was written for the all-girl orchestra where the composer worked.
Four Seasons
Music influences emotions, and there should be one affect per movement or work.
Doctrine of Affections
main theme as stated in the first voice
Subject
Red headed priest and composer
Vivaldi
Homophonic, text driven, melody + basso continuo, out of the Florentine Camerata
Monody
This unaccompanied cello suite has no clear tune and appears more like a series of outlined chords.
Bach's cello suite #1
began as dance music, then became concert music. Written for orchestra, chamber music, or solo instruments. Usually 6 movements based on traditional dance rhythms. Each movement is usually short and in Binary form
Baroque Suite
main subject as stated in a subsequent voice at a different pitch
Answer
This composer started in opera, turned to oratorio
Handel
This form has 4 instruments despite 3 lines of music: 2 solo instruments plus continuo.
Sonata
This aria from the Messiah is in Da Capo form with long melismas in the A section.
Rejoice, rejoice
sung by the congregation, originally unison, later 4-part harmony with melody in the top voice
Lutheran Chorale
played in a 2ndvoice while the subject is being played
Countersubjet
Composer of the Four Seasons
Vivaldi
New tuning for keyboards, allowed performance in all keys, epitomized by J.S. Bach's Well Tempered Clavier.
Equal Temperament
This piece features a concertina of flute, violin, and harpsichord, and is a prime example of the Concerto Gross form.
Bach Brandenburg Concerto #5
repeating a short melodic idea starting on a different note.
Sequencing
first statement of subject in each voice once
Exposition
Composed 2 Passions in addition to over 200+ cantatas
J.S. Bach
accompaniment by 2 instruments (melodic+chordal) where the music isn’t fully written out (figured bass). Ex harpsichord and cello
Basso Continuo
This piece by J.S. Bach features a relatively long subject, pedal point, and sequential entrances of the subject from the top voice to the bottom.
"little" fugue in G minor
Binary structure where the A section is repeated and embellished.
Da Capo
music where we don’t hear the complete subject
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