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MUS 223 Baroque Quiz
easy Baroque Music terms
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02/17/2016

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Hallelujah Chorus
Definition
Handel
Baroque Period (1741)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c
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Zion Hears the Watchman
Definition
Bach
Baroque Period (1731)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskK0evQuCI
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Dido's Lament
Definition
Purcell
Baroque Period (1642)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fraubogbQkc
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Canon in D
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Pachelbel
Baroque Period (1680)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu5TlSXEzzs
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Spring
Definition
Vivaldi
Baroque Period (1725)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kTei0XrCs
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Toccata and Fugue in d minor
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Bach
Baroque Period (1708)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY
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Aria
Definition
an accompanied solo song, usually of some length and complexity, in an opera, oratorio or cantata
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Opera
Definition
a drama set to music in which the lines of text are sung with orchestral accompaniment
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Recitative
Definition
a style of singing that covers its text expressively, usually in an economical and direct way
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Terraced Dynamics
Definition
abrupt changes in levels of loudness
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Oratorio
Definition
a sizable work for chorus, soloists and orchestra, usually on religious topic, that is performed without acting
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Cantata
Definition
a brief vocal composition in several movements for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, usually based on a religious text
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Chorus
Definition
a section of an opera, oratorio or cantata sung by a large group
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Patronage
Definition
system in which a composer is financially supported primarily by a single employer
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Figured Bass
Definition
shorthand system of numbers and accidentals used for indicating chords
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Chorale
Definition
a stately hymn tune used in the German Lutheran Church
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