higher - texture/structure/form

Question 1

what is basso continuo?

Answer 1

in the baroque period, the basso continuo consists of a single bass line with a keyboard part filling in the harmonies. the basso continuo supports one or more melody lines

Question 2

what is concerto grosso?

Answer 2

a small group of soloists contrasts with a larger group of instrumentalists. the concerto grosso developed in the baroque period

Question 3

what is da capo aria

Answer 3

an aria in tenary from used in opera and oratorio. the 3rd secrion was not written out and was often ornamented

Question 4

what is exposition?

Answer 4

the first section of a movement in a sonata form

Question 5

what is a passacagalia?

Answer 5

variations over a ground bass

Question 6

what is ritornello?

Answer 6

riternello means a theme which returns frequently throughout a piece

Question 7

what is sonata form?

Answer 7

a form used for the first movement of a sonata or symphony

Question 8

what is subject?

Answer 8

the main theme in a composition, the main themes in sonata form, or the main theme on which a fugue is based

Question 9

what is through-composed?

Answer 9

a vocal piece in which there is little or no repitition of the music