Baroque
The dates that encompass the Baroque time period
What is 1600-1750
This was Bach's job at the church
What is director of music
Music designed to be played as an introduction to another musical composition; typically, in Bach’s case, a fugue
What is a Prelude
Hymn tune of the German Protestant Church, Mew harmonies to go with old melodies.
What is a Choral
This is a fun fact about Bach
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The term "Baroque" comes from this origin, meaning this.
What is Portuguese term for "misshapen pearl"
Besides being an instrumentalist and composer, Bach was also talented in this
What is improvisation and organ evaluator
Known as a “Baby Fugue” 2 part (voice) or 3 part (voice) keyboard pieces, in other words a keyboard piece comprised of two or three important melodic lines.
What is an Invention
sung play or sung story that is highly complex with music (instrumental & vocal), drama, poetry, acting, dance, stage design, costuming, lighting and characters express thought & emotions through song, rather than speech
What is Opera
this is the difference between Chamber Music and Orchestra Music
Chamber Music: instrumental ensemble music performed by one person per opposed to Orchestral Music: several players for each part
What language were Church hymns sung in as a result of the Reformation.
What is German
Bach's birth and death dates
What is 1685-1750
Considered the most mature form of imitative counterpoint (polyphonic texture), developed in the 17th century, and brought to its highest level by Bach with the use of 3-4 parts(voices)
What is a Fugue
A composition with a long libretto (text) of religious or contemplative character that is performed in a concert hall or church without scenery, costumes, or action, by solo voices, chorus, and orchestra
What is an Oratorio
This German-British Baroque composer is well known for his operas and creating the genres of English oratorio. The Messiah being his most famous.
Who is George Fredrick Handel
This person rejected the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and started the Reformation and his own church with this name
Who is Martin Luther and what is The German Protestant Church
This is a type of music Bach composed during his lifetime
What is sacred and secular cantatas, large choral works, 295 chorales and sacred songs, organ works (toccatas, preludes, and fugues), keyboard works, lute music, chamber and orchestral music, canons, concertos, gigues
A keyboard (organ, harpsichord) composition in free, idiomatic keyboard style, employing full chords and running passages, with or without the inclusion of sections in imitative style (fugues)
What is a Toccata
Known as a Baby Oratorio - a composite (made up of distinct parts) vocal form of the baroque period consisting usually of a number of movements, such as arias, recitatives, duets, and choruses.
What is a Cantata
This keyboard instruments sound that is made by a string being struck by a brass blade
What is a Clavichord
These terms describe the music and art during the Baroque time period
What is over-colorful, extravagant, excessively ornate, lavish, “all out”, “over the top”
Besides being a prolific composer during the Baroque period, Bach played these instruments
What is organ and violin
This is the difference between a subject and a counter subject.
Subject: a melody that becomes a basic factor in the structure of a composition always stated at the onset of the piece
Countersubject: a shorter, melodic idea(motif or a motive) that recurs throughout a piece and is played against the subject
This is the difference between a recitative and an aria
Recitative: a vocal style designed to imitate and emphasize the natural inflections of speech (recite) that tells the story, like our modern-day verse
Aria: an elaborate, usually lengthy composition for solo voice with rich instrumental accompaniment that focuses on one main idea, which is repeated over & over, like our modern-day chorus
This keyboard instruments sound that is made by a string being plucked by quills, producing a bright, silvery sound
What is a Harpsichord