Music: Baroque Era

What was the time period for the Baroque Era?

1600 - 1750

Name 3 Baroque composers.

Vivaldi, Handel, Bach

Imitations

melody copy itself / Call and Response

Small orchestra

Known as a chamber orchestra

Terraced Dynamics

Sudden change from forte to piano, with no crescendo or diminuendo.

Concertino

Solo Instruments

Sequence

In a melody, a repeat however slightly higher or lower in pitch

Perpetuo Mobile

Lot's of semiquavers, for fast continuous notes.

Mainly Strings

A group of string instruments..?

Polyphonic texture (weaving lines)

Interweaving lines, staggered starts

Concerto

a musical composition usually composed in 3 parts or movements, with one solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra or concert band.

Ornamentation

Add interest to melodies (eg. trills, mordents, scalic passages)

Harpsichord

A keyboard instrument that is plucked

Ripieno

Orchestra accompaniment

Ground Bass

This is a series of bass notes in the accompaniment that are

repeated throughout the whole piece of music.

Basso Continuo

a continuous bass line with improvised harmonies

Concerto Grosso

A concerto grosso is for more than 1 soloist accompanied by orchestra