Baroque Keyboard Forms Flashcards
What is a Prelude used to introduce?
A group of dance pieces, or a fugue
What is a Prelude?
A fairly short piece based on
expansion of a musical idea
What elements of music does a Prelude consist of?
Homophonic nature, which then contrasted with the contrapuntal nature of the fugue which followed
What is the Toccata?
As a piece on its own, or as an introduction to a fugue
What does the Toccata display?
The virtuosity of the performer
What was the Toccata a popular form for?
Organ
Where was the Toccata a popular form for Organ?
Northern Germany
What is the Toccata in form?
Free and Rhapsodic
What is an Invention?
A more technical piece for keyboard, in a contrapuntal style
What is the Fugue?
A free form based in imitative counterpoint and relationship of keys
What is the Fugue in Relation to the Baroque period?
A major achievement within the period
