When was the Baroque Period?
1600-1750
__________ became just as important as vocal music.
Instrumental music
Two famous composers of the Baroque Period
Handel and Bach
Baroque music expresses ______ basic mood within the same movement.
one
The compelling drive and energy is usually the ___________.
repeated rhythmic patterns
Melodies are ___________ and ___________.
elaborate; ornamental.
Terraced dynamics are __________ changes from one dynamic level to another.
sudden
The main keyboard instruments were _______ and _______.
organ; harpsichord.
____________ was the most characteristic feature of music.
Basso Continuo
A piece of music with more than one soloist is a concerto grosso which often has three movements each:
fast, slow, fast
When the orchestra and soloist trade back and forth, the soloist plays the _______ and the orchestra plays the _______.
episodes; ritornello
A _______ is a polyphonic composition that uses imitation and is based on one main theme.
fugue
_________ is the text of a musical dramatic work.
Libretto
A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment used in operas is an ________.
aria
__________ is the vocal line that imitates fluctuations of speech used in opera.
Recitative
The _________ is the person who beats time, indicates expression, cues in musicians, and controls the balance.
conductor
Most early baroque operas were based on ___________ and _________.
Greek mythology; ancient history
The stage machinery of baroque opera was __________.
elaborate
A sonata intended to be played in church, and therefore for a sacred performance, was called a _________.
Sonata da Chiesa
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a __________.
Sonata da Camera
A ________ is a plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line.
theorbo
Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso _________.
violinist
Vivaldi's La Primavera (Spring) from The Four Seasons is an example of _________.
program music
Bach was recognized as an organist of his day and created masterpieces in every baroque form except ________.
opera
A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called an ________.
oratorio
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has ____________.
no acting, scenery, or costumes
Handel's Messiah is an example of an _________.
oratorio