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the language Catholic composers wrote in

Latin

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Name the composer who wrote over 300 cantatas

Bach

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Opera was first created by this group of men

Florentine Camerata

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music written for smaller groups to play

chamber music

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a word to describe the music of the Baroque era

ornate

embellished

florid

extra

ornamented

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the split from the Catholic church that resulted in protestantism

The Reformation

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composer who was commissioned by two King George's

Handel

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opera is an attempt to recreate the drama from what ancient civilization

Greece

200

the act of someone with a great deal of wealth giving their financial support to an artist to commission them

patronage

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he perfected the violin

Stradivari

300

the philosophy that said one emotion expressed per piece or per section of a piece

Doctrine of Affections

300

he wrote the first GREAT opera

Monteverdi

300

The first 3 operas ever written

Dafne

L'Euridice

L'Orfeo

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the Baroque trombone is called...

sackbut

300

many fast notes sung on a single syllable

melisma

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a virtuosic solo passage

cadenza

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composed a comedic ballet for King Louis XVI

Lully

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the speech like singing used in opera to quickly get through dialogue and further the plot

recitative

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ABAB

binary form

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the six movements of the Mass

kyrie

gloria

credo

sanctus

benedictus

agnus dei

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all voices sing the same rhythms and words at the same time, but different notes

homophony

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Composer of the 4 seasons

Vivaldi

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the foundational accompaniment for all Baroque music

basso continuo

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tells the story of Christ's death through music

Passion

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a lute with a long neck

theorbo