Baroque 1

Identify the examples of 'terraced dynamics'.

A _____ is a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, very common to the baroque period.

Ornaments are common in Baroque music, and a mordent is one example you need to know. There are two types of mordents. Identify them below.

• Upper Mordent

• Sustained Mordent

• Lower Mordent

• Slurred Mordent

What are ornaments?

• Another word for articulations (slur, staccato).

• Decorations added to the main melody.

• Accents - to add emphasis to a note.

• Sudden changes in dynamics.

Match the ornament to their name.

• Trill

• 
• Lower Mordent

• 
• Upper Mordent

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A mordent is an ornament where you play the main note, then the note _____ quickly, then back to the main note.

A Lower Mordent is an ornament where you play the main note, then the note _____ quickly, then back to the main note.

What instrument could NOT be part of the basso continuo?

• Cello

• Double Bass

• Organ

• Harpsichord

• Pianoforte

A basso​ (a)   is a ​ (b)   baseline in ​baroque music. It can consist of either a ​cello or a (c)   playing the written baseline. A ​ (d)   instrument, such as the organ, the lute or the ​ (e)   will then add a layer of chords on top. This makes up the basso continuo.

• continuo
• constant
• double bass
• harpsichord
• chordal

'Staccato' is a type of articulation. It means to play short and ________.