Baroque Period Music Review part 1

a genre of baroque music in which a small group of soloists is pitted against a larger group of players called the tutti (all). Usually between 2 and 4 soloists play with anywhere from 8-20 more musicians in the tutti.

Italian for "big concert"

• fugue

• ritornello

• concerto grosso

• opera

a polyphonic composition based on one main theme called a subject. throughout this genre, different melodic lines, called voices, imitate the subject. The top melodic line is the soprano voice and the bottom is the bass.

• fugue

• ritornello

• concerto grosso

• opera

a major innovation in baroque era music, this genre is sung to orchestral accompaniment. It is a unique fusion of acting, music, poetry, dance, scenery and costumes. A theatrical experience offering overwhelming excitement and emotion.

• fugue

• ritornello

• concerto grosso

• opera

a recurrent musical section that alternates with different episodes of contrasting material

• fugue

• ritornello

• concerto grosso

• opera

a collection of baroque dances often preceded by a prelude

• Baroque chorale

• Baroque cantata

• Baroque opera

• Baroque suite

What dances are contained in the Baroque suite?

• allemande

• courante

• sarabande

• gigue

• fugue

metrical hymn tune associated in common English usage with the Lutheran church in Germany. From early in the Reformation, these were to be sung by the congregation during the Protestant liturgy. Unison singing was the rule of the reformed churches, both in Germany and in other countries.

• cantata

• chorale

• oratorio

• opera

a work for one or more voices with instrumental accompaniment developed in Italy in the 1600s.

• cantata

• chorale

• oratorio

• opera

text of the opera

• libretto

• librettist

• plot

person who writes the text of the opera

• libretto

• librettist