Baroque Vocab Terms

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Across
  1. 5. Polyphonic Piece built around a subject that focuses on a specific theme
  2. 7. Written for instrumental soloist, often with piano accompaniment
  3. 8. Period of music from 1600-1750
  4. 10. Contrasting ideas or melodies in music
  5. 11. Sudden shift in volumes, not gradual
  6. 13. Melody or hymn set to German Religious text, simple and repetitive
  7. 16. Music that is created on the spot
  8. 18. Repeating bass line or chord progression through the whole peice
Down
  1. 1. Bass line and harmonies that are played on a keyboard instrument
  2. 2. Group of people who discussed on the revival of Greek Tragedies through Opera
  3. 3. Big concert, small group of soloists against the full orchestra
  4. 4. Uses a brass blade that strikes a string to make a sound
  5. 6. Multiple movement vocal piece, that includes araias, recitatives, and choruses
  6. 9. Large musical composition, performed without costumes, scenery, or acting.
  7. 11. Character of music determined by the scale or key
  8. 12. Similar to speaking, often used to advance the storyline of an opera
  9. 14. Solo Vocal rendition of words, explores emotional state
  10. 15. Recurring musical passage or theme that alternates with another section
  11. 17. Dramatic musical piece that uses acts, scenery, and costumes to tell a story