Studied by 0 people
Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
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
