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Misc.
100

Unity of mood, or one emotion.

What are affections.

100
Instrumental music in which the orchestra plays, but a solo instrument is highlighted.
What is a Concerto.
100

This is a polyphonic composition based on one theme or subject.

What is FUGUE.

100
This is a drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment.
What is opera.
100

Played before the curtain rises on an opera.

What is overture.

200
The alteration between loud and soft.
What are terraced dynamics.
200

Instrumental music in which the orchestra plays with a small group of instruments highlighted.

What is Concerto Grosso.

200
In a fugue, different melodic lines called these, imitate the subject.
What are voices.
200
This is the text of an opera.
What is the libretto.
200

Group of poets, nobles, and composers who were wanting to create a new vocal style.

Who are the Camerata.

300

A Baroque era keyboard instrument that could play relatively soft or loud.

What is the harpsichord.

300
In the Concerto Grosso, this is the name of the small ensemble.
What is concertino.
300
In a fugue once the subject is presented, in the next voice it is repeated 5 steps higher and is called this.
What is the answer.
300

The main attraction for many opera fans, a song for solo voices that is very emotional.

What is aria.

300
Baroque keyboard instrument that makes sound when metal strings inside are plucked.
What is the harpsichord.
400
Baroque bass accompaniment.
What is basso continuo.
400
In the Concerto Grosso, this is the term for everyone playing.
What is tutti.
400
The undisputed master of the Baroque fugue
Who was Johann Sebastian Bach.
400

This is the one who has written the libretto for an opera.

What is the librettist.

400
Emotional states in Baroque music, or unity of mood.
What is affections.
500

A bass part played by lower instruments in the ensemble, typically used to create chords or a bass line. 

What is basso continuo. 

500
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote 6 sets of these. In our class we looked at the first movement of number 5.
What is the Brandenburg Concertos
500
Organ Fugue in G minor by Bach is a fugue with this number of voices.
What is 4 voices.
500
A vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech, and is used to move the plot forward.
What is recitative.
500
Time period between 1600 - 1750.
What is the Baroque period.