Baroque Flashcards
Plainchant
Latin
Modal
A Capella
Single melodic line
Solo or in unison
No regular meter (time signature)
Mode/modal
Scale system used in the medieval period
Vocal work
Mass
Sung In Latin
Chorus of several parts(SATB)
Highly polyphonic/contrapuntal
Use of imitation between voices
Renaissance masses sung A Capella-Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Angus die
Tierce de picardie
Occurs when a piece of music is in a minor key but has a cadence that finishes on the major version of chord 1 (harmonic devise)
Basso continuo
Form of baroque style accompaniment which means ‘continuous bass’
Played by a keyboard instrument (harpsichord) and another bass instrument such as a cello, double bass, viola or bassoon
Ornaments
Acciaccaturas
‘Crushed’ notes which are squashed in before the main note
Ornaments
Mordant
An ornament indicating that the note is to be played with a single rapid alternation with the note above or below
Passa Caglia
A FORM of instrumental music based on a repeated bass line (ground bass)
A theme + variations are heard above the repeated line
Solo concerto
A solo instrument + orchestra
Concerto grosso
Written for a group of solo instruments (the concertino) and for a larger ensemble ( the ripieno)
Concertino
The small group of soloists within concerto grosso
Ritornello
A FORM where a theme returns frequently throughout a piece of music or a movement within a larger piece
Tremolando
String playing technique
Rapid up and down movement of the now creating an agitated restless effect
Canon
Staggerd entry
Open question
Recitative
A speech like STYLE OF SINGING in free rhythm used in operas and oratorios
It’s purpose is to move the story along
