A style in which the music is written above a repeated pattern of notes.
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Trio sonata
a piece for Baroque ensemble comprising two violins, cello and harpsichord
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Dance suite
in Baroque music the suite comprised a series of dance movements. By the time of Purcell, suites were composed of four main movements called the allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue. These forms are based on dance forms from different countries.
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Stile italiano
Purcell was influenced by the Italian style, which was characterised by the concertato style, the trio sonata, double-dotted notes, dramatic recitatives and da capo arias.
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Basso continuo
continuous bass parts are provided for harpsichord and stringed instruments such as bass viol and lute. The players add chords and melody.
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Figured bass
a type of musical shorthand for the keyboard player used in the Baroque era. The gigures indicate the chord to be played above the bass note and whether this is in root position, first or second inversion.
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Ornament
Notes that decorate a melody. They are shown by small notes (grace notes) immediately before the main note or symbols above it. Examples include the mordent, trill, turn.
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Appoggiatura
an ornament is often referred to as a 'leaning in' note. The appoggiatura leans on the main note, commonly taking half its value and starting a semitone or tone higher.
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Word-painting
depicting a word in music to imitate its meaning
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Syllabic word-setting
one note per syllable of a word
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Interjections
swapped phrases
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Suspension
prolonging a note to create a dissonance with the next chord.
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Arpeggiated
the chord is spread, normally from the bottom note to the top.
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Da capo ario
ABA or ternary form. Odten the repeated A section would be ornamented by the singer. Da capo means 'again from the beginning'.
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Melismatic
several or many notes per syllable
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Tierce de Picardie
refers to a sharpened thirds in the tonic chord in music in a minor key
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Onomatopeic
the music setting sounds like the word for example 'drop'.
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Gavotte
a medium-paced French dance in 4/4 time beginning on the third beat of the bar. It was popular in the 18th century.
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Obbligato
an essential melody part that must be played.
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Binary form
a structure of two sections, A and B. Each section is repeated. In section A the music modulates from the tonic to dominant key. In B the music starts in the dominant and explores other keys before returning to the tonic at the end of the section.
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Cantata
the word derives from the Italian cantare and means 'sung'. A cantata is an extended piece in several movements, comprising chorus, recitative, chorale and aria with an orchestral accompaniment.
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Card 2
Front
a piece for Baroque ensemble comprising two violins, cello and harpsichord
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Trio sonata
Card 3
Front
in Baroque music the suite comprised a series of dance movements. By the time of Purcell, suites were composed of four main movements called the allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue. These forms are based on dance forms from different countries.
Back
Card 4
Front
Purcell was influenced by the Italian style, which was characterised by the concertato style, the trio sonata, double-dotted notes, dramatic recitatives and da capo arias.
Back
Card 5
Front
continuous bass parts are provided for harpsichord and stringed instruments such as bass viol and lute. The players add chords and melody.
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