baroque style

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melody
ornamentation, short motifs, no cresscendo or diminuendo - only sudden changes as harpsichord can’t gradually change
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rhythm/tempo/metre
simple and compound time, regular rhythms, anacrusis, allegro andante, some dotted rhythms
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texture
contrapuntal / homophonic
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contrapuntal meaning
two or more different lines of melody are played at the same time (same as polyphonic)
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instrumentation/timbre
harpsichord, string instruments, organ, small orchestra, SATB choir
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genre
baroque - before classical, eg coronation anthems, oratorios, bach, handel, purcell
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harmony
simple and chordal - mainly I and V chords

basso continuo - often organ, harpsichord, cello etc

diatonic
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tonality
minor, major, diatonic
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structure
contrasting sections - modulates keys, binary, ternary, prelude etc.