Vocab

Question 0

Strophic Aria

Answer 0

Any setting of strophic poetry

Question 1

Scordatura

Answer 1

Unusual tunings of the violin strings to produce certain notes or chords

Question 2

Stile Moderno

Answer 2

Modern style 17th century style that used basso continuo

Question 3

Passacaglia

Answer 3

Baroque genre of variations over a repeated bass line

Question 4

Stile Concitato

Answer 4

To portray anger and warlike actions, fast single notes

Question 5

Equal Temperament

Answer 5

Temperament in which the octave is divided into 12 equal semitones

Question 6

Meantone Temperament

Answer 6

Temperament in which the 5ths are tuned small sot he major 3rds sound well; used for keyboard

Question 7

Doctrine of Affections

Answer 7

Emotions such as sadness, joy, anger, love, fear

Question 8

Chaconne

Answer 8

Baroque genre derived from the chaconna

Question 9

Stile Antico

Answer 9

Old style used in music written after 1600 in imitation of the old contrapuntal style of Palestrina