Baroque Period Music Part 2

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a keyboard instrument that could make gradual dynamic changes, but only within a narrow range. It produced sound by means of brass blades striking the strings. Usually preferred for home use, because the tone was too weak for large halls.

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clavichord

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an alternation between loud and soft in Baroque music

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terraced dynamics

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the new emphasis on chords and the bass part resulted in the most characteristic feature of baroque music, an accompaniment called the ...

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basso continuo

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a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition

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movement

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define tutti

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all

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composer of Orfeo

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Monteverdi

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composer of The Coronation of Poppea

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Monteverdi

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composer of Le Sommeil d'Ulisse (The Sleep of Ulysses)

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De La Guerre

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composer of Dido and Aeneas

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Purcell

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composer of Che si puo fare (what can be done?)

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Strozzi