The ____________ is a short instrumental composition based on a hymn tune to remind the congregation of the hymn's melody.
Chorale Prelude
A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced by means of brass blades striking the strings was the
Clavichord
A type of polyphonic composition based on one main theme is a
Fugue
The early baroque was characterized by
Homophonic texture
Affections in baroque usage refers to
The emotional states or moods of music
Terraced dynamics refers to
the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another.
The middle baroque was characterized by
a diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
Which of the following characteristics best describe the baroque style?
Affections, focus on form and structure
Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject are called
Episodes
Presenting the subject of a fugue from right to left, or beginning with the last and proceeding backward to the first note, is called
Retrograde
The concerto grosso most often has three movements whose tempo markings are
fast, slow, fast
Which of the following is not true? The late baroque period was one of the most revolutionary periods in music history. Regardless of form, baroque music often features contrasts between elements of sound. Baroque art is a complex mixture of rationalism, sensuality, materialism, and spirituality. Early baroque composers favored homophonic texture over the polyphonic texture typical of Renaissance music.
The late baroque period was one of the most revolutionary periods in music history.
A musical ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole or half step apart is a
Trill
A bass part together with numbers that specify the chords to be played above it is called
Figured Bass
The word "movement" in music refers to
a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition
The middle baroque was characterized by
the growing importance of instrumental music.