The Baroque Era

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  1. 3. Best known for his oratorio "The Messiah," from which the Hallelujah Chorus comes.
  2. 6. small bit of melody, often repeated
  3. 7. Section of a symphony or sonata
  4. 9. musical texture with a single line of melody supported by harmony and rhythm instruments
  5. 10. Father of symphonies and quartets; the Red Priest
  6. 11. instrumental music form that repeats a motive in different lines throughout the work
  7. 13. Song from an opera; usually very highly ornamented; usually one of the characters thinking something over
  8. 15. Instrumental work for small group of soloists with orchestra
  9. 16. The period of Western Music History between 1600-1750
  10. 19. Composer of the opera Orfeo
  11. 20. most important keyboard instrument of the Baroque era
  12. 21. a song from the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
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  1. 1. Composer; worked for the Duke of Weimar; later a teacher at a choir school
  2. 2. common in the Baroque period, where the volumes were either loud or soft
  3. 4. Instrumental work for full orchestra, has 4 or 5 movements
  4. 5. a word that describes the excesses of the Baroque period
  5. 8. Instrumental work for solo and orchestra
  6. 12. Vocal work with orchestra; tells a story with costumes and scenery
  7. 14. Instrumental work for solo with harpsichord
  8. 17. Vocal work with orchestra; tells a story without costumes and scenery
  9. 18. musical texture with multiple lines of equal importance