music Baroque and Classical period

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Baroque dates and composers
1600-1750 Handel and Bach
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solo concerto
soloist with orchestral accompaniment
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concerto grosso
orchestra with a group of soloists
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concertino (concertante)
soloist, often two violins and a cello but can be varied
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ripieno
rest of orchestra, usually the string section alongside the continuo section
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terraced dynamics
sudden change in dynamics
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continuo
cello bass line with harpsichord filling in chords using figured bass
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ornamentation
short extra notes that decorate the main melody
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binary
2 sections AB
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Ternary
3 sections ABA AABBAA
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ritornello/rondo
theme is repeated or coming back in a piece
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classical dates and composers
1750-1820 Mozart
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Cadenza
orchestra stops and soloist plays and shows off
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sonata form
3 sections, exposition, development, recapitulation
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sequence
hear the same note pattern moved up or down
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inversion
the note pattern is played upside down
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retrograde
when the note pattern is played backwards
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acciaccatura
'crushing in' note is squeezed in before the main note played as fast as possible
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appoggiatura
starts on a note that clashes with the chord then moves to a note that belongs in the chord
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Card 2

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soloist with orchestral accompaniment

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solo concerto

Card 3

Front

orchestra with a group of soloists

Back

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Card 4

Front

soloist, often two violins and a cello but can be varied

Back

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Card 5

Front

rest of orchestra, usually the string section alongside the continuo section

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