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| patterns heard at the beginning of a piece are often repeated throughout |
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| composed to order for specific event |
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| Primary areas of employements for musicians? |
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aristocratic courts, the church, and opera house
aristocratic courts were considered servants |
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| Mood and Emotional Expression |
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| a section or entire movement will express one basic mood throughout "unity of mood" |
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| regular, consistent, and strong, typically featuring a constantly moving bass line |
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| provides compelling drive and energy that are characteristic of baroque music |
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| terraced dynamics change suddenly rather than gradually and are a major feature of baroque music |
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| instruments of baroque orchestras |
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| typically 10-40 players, vary from piece to piece |
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stringed instruments, along with basso continuo
also woodwind brass, and percussion instruments |
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often complex and are not easy to remember on one hearing
recur as a whole or in part throughout a movement or aria
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| what type of impression does melody give |
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continuous expansion
vocal melodies use wide leaps and contain striking chromatic intervals |
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| based on major and minor scales but many contain passages of striking chromaticism |
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predominantly polyphonic with an emphasis on the lowest and highest melodic lines
bass line provides a harmonic foundation for the music
imitation is very common |
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