Baroque Music Notes

Vocabulary:

Term DefinitionCounterpoint Two melodies___________________to create _____________________.

Improvisation The _________________performance of music ______________any preparation or any written notes.Fugue When a theme or subject is ________________by one voice, and is ______________by other voices in

______________.

Figured Bass The bass part, generally of a Baroque composition, that is ________________as to indicate the __________________that should go with each note

Ornamentation ______________notes of short duration added to compositions to _______________ certain notes and to add _______________ to the composition.

Genre Style or _____________.

Oratorio Large scale __________________composition with ____________ usually based on _______________subjects.

Opera A ____________ set to _______________, usually sung throughout, originating in 17th century Italy. Opera is a combination of __________, _____________, scenery ______________, ____________ etc, to form a complete art form.

Aria A song meant for a __________ and an ______________________.

Recitative _________________________ between characters to advance the storyline.

Genres

Concerto A composition for ____________ or _____________ principle instruments, with ______________accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.

Bach

Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

This is a piece of __________ music.

Composed sometime between _______ and ______. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire.

How is the fugue constructed?

Write ONE phrase that will help you remember this piece.

Handel

Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

Messiah contains pieces for the _______________ alone (e.g. Overture), for ______________- Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass (arias, duets),

for _____________ (Hallelujah Chorus), and for a combination of the three.

It is ________________ that whenever the Hallelujah Chorus is sung, the audience _______________.

How is word painting used in this piece?

Write ONE phrase that will help you remember this piece.

Vivaldi

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Is a set of violin _________________ written around 1720. (Spring, Autumn, Winter, Summer)

Each “season” is a three movement work lasting about ten minutes. This most ranks among the most popular ever written.

Write ONE phrase that will help you remember each one played.

Baroque Composers:

Vivaldi Bach HandelPersonal Life

Background

Instrument of Specialty

Influences

What makes this individual Unique

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