Forms and Structures
Polyphonic form that uses counterpoint
Fugue
The Baroque Period was from ________ - _________.
1600-1750
Chord progressions used to end sections of music.
Cadences
A virtuosic solo taken towards the end of a piece
cadenza
Chord with three notes, 1 3 5
major triad
The subject of a fugue is first played in the ______ key, then modulates to the _______ key.
Tonic
dominant
In the Baroque Period, music became accessible to people from the _____________.
Doubled rhythmic values
rhythmic augmentation
Lyrics from an Opera
Libretto
Chord with three notes, 1 b3 5
minor triad
Transition sections between subjects/countersubjects in a fugue
Episodes
Vivaldi's Four Seasons is an example of _________ music.
programmatic
Chord progression used for modulation
circle of fifths
Figured bass
Chord with a major triad and a major 7:
1 3 5 7
Major 7
This is played at tutti in a Baroque form
Ritornello
Bach pioneered this form
Fugue
Modulation in a piece is clear when there are _________ on the score
accidentals
The basso continuo is played by
the harpsichord and low strings
Chord with a major triad and a minor seven:
1 3 5 b7
Dominant 7
Song type from a Baroque Opera that tells a story and mimics patterns of speech
Recitative
A baroque technique where rapidly repeating notes and rhythms are used to portray agitation or anger
stile concitato
A major chord at the end of a piece in a minor key
Tiers de Picardie
This chord progression is used to modulate in the Baroque Period
Circle of fifths
Three note chord with two minor thirds
diminished triad