Instrumental Music Grows Up

Venetian sonata

consisted of a series of sections each based on a different subject or variant on a subject.

Gigue

is a movement in fast compound meter with leaps and lively rhythms.

Keyboard fantasia

was a larger imitative work with a more complex formal organization.

Buxtehude

was one of the best known composers of the late 17th century and influenced bach.

Ricerare

was a serious composition for organ or harpsichord in which one subject or theme is developed continuously in imitation.

Sonata

was eventually used to refer to canzona and sonatamusic for organ.

Allemande

was moderately fast with continuous movement and style brise.

Toccata

was principle improvisatory lute and keyboard genre.

Courante

has a moderate triple or compound meter.

Gavotte

is a duple meter dance with a half measure anacrusisensemble music.

Sarabande

is a slow, dignified dance in triple meter with the emphasis on the second beat.

Viol consort

was an english staple.

18th century

In the , the two types of section, fugal and free, grew in length and became separate movements.

Girolamo frescobaldi

was the most important composer of toccatas.

part texture

Three - called trio sonata even though it usually features 4 or more players.

German stadtpfeifers

were town musicians who had the exclusive right to provide music in the city, proficient at many instruments, often a family business.

Solo violin sonatas

are divided into church and chamber but allow for more virtuosity.

Chorale prelude

- short work in which the entire melody is presented just oncemusic for lute and harpsichord.

Amateur music making

was a prominent part of german social life.

Dance music

- dances (intended for dancing) and other pieces in stylized dance rhythms (unsuited for dancing) variations.