Overview of Musical Terms and Baroque Period Composers

Timbre

color of a sound of a instrument

Tempo

Speed of the music

Cadenza

when a soloist performs by themselves without any assistance.

Chorus

a group of choroist.

Motif

Short melodic unit.

High string family

High to low is violin, violas, cello, and string base.

Woodwind family

Flutes, clarinette single read, obo double read, bassoon double reed.

Brass family

Trumpet, French horn, Trombone, Tuba.

Valves

buttons are used to change note. Every brass instrumental use expect for trombone.

Percussion Family

Snare drum, bass drum, marimba, cymbals, Timpani.

Baroque period

Piano wasn't invented during the baroque period.

Major tonality

Usually used in happy music.

Minor tonality

Usually used in sad music.

Castrato

were male singers during the period, they could sing higher and stronger than women.

Bassocontinuo

Baseline of baroque music, such as harps, clavi, organ chords.

Baroque dances

are sweet, and known for social events.

Fastest baroque dance is

Allemande

Fast medium baroque dance is

Sarabande

Medium baroque dance is

Courante

Slow baroque dance is

Gigue

Concerto1

Solo concerto

Concerto2

Grosso

Opera

a theatrical work combining drama, music, and sometimes dance.

Overture

medley of arias before show starts.

Arias

solo vocal features.

Recitative

talking during the show.

Vibrato

waviness or shakiness in a music instrumental or vocals.

Rubato

translates to robbing style. Slow down in parts and speed up in other parts.

The father of concerto was?

Vivaldi