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concerto grosso

the contrast between a small & large group of instruments

tutti

larger group

ritonello form

returning theme in a concerto grosso

program music

instrumental works associated by the composer with nonmusical ideas

Antonio Vivaldi

composed The Four Seasons

fugue

organ composition with lines of music often imitating one another

voices

the various lines in a fugue

subject

the main theme in a fugue

countersubject

the contrasting theme in a fugue

exposition

the opening section that presents the subject in each voice in a fugue

development

remainder of the fugue

episodes

sections of the fugue following the exposition

toccata

free sounding virtuoso work, usually for keyboard

recitativo

concluding section of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

sequence

pattern of notes repeated several times in succession, with each time at a different pitch level

suspension

holding a consonant note from one chord over into the next, where it was dissonant, and then resolving that note to a consonant note in the new chord

Johann Sebastian Bach

one of the most important musicians of the Baroque period

chorale variations

a chorale melody is repeated several times in succession but with changes each time

chorale prelude

contrapuntal piece for organ built on a chorale melody

prelude

a short piece of instrumental music, for keyboard instruments

passacaglia

keyboard music especially suited to the organ; repeated melody in lower notes