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Music 131 Midterm
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- 1The Doctrine of the AffectionsNotion that music has the power to arouse specific emotions in the listener
- 2Basso Continuocreating an accompaniment from a bass part by playing the bass notes and improvising harmonies above them
- 3Operaa drama with continuous or nearly continuous music, staged with scenery, costumes, and action
- 4Monodya solo vocal style having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment
- 5RecitativeA style of text setting that imitates and emphasizes the natural inflections, rhythms, and syntax of speech
- 6Ariaa section of Italian strophic poem for solo singer
- 7Oratorioan extended setting of a test on a religious topic for soloists, chorus, and orchestra
- 8Passionan extended oratorio-like setting of the story of the crucifixion
- 9Toccataa composition in the style of an improvisation for the piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the player's technique
- 10Ricercarea composition with one or more themes in contrapuntal imitation
(precursor to fugue) - 11Fantasiaa composition with a free form, often in improvisatory style
- 12Canzonaan instrumental work in several contrasting sections, usually beginning with imitative counterpoint
- 13Sonataan instrumental composition for solo or small ensemble
- 14Variationsa form in which a theme is varied contrapuntally, melodically, or harmonically
- 15Dance suitea group of movements in which each is based on the meter and rhythms of a dance type
- 16Grand Motet17th and 18th century French sacred concerto for soloists, chorus, and orchestra
- 17Masque17th century entertainment involving poetry, music, dance, costumes, and sets
- 18Odea festive musical setting, usually in free form, that customarily includes sections of chorus, soloists, and orchestra
- 19VillancicoSpanish vernacular form that featured one or more hours, often accompanied by continuo.
Originally secular but became sacred in 17th Century - 20Zarzuelalight operatic setting, usually based on mythology, which alternates between speech and song
- 21Da Capo Ariaan aria in the form ABA'
- 22Concerto Grossoan orchestral composition that contrasts a small solo group with full orchestra
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