Baroque Music

2. short, unstaged multi-movement sacred work for solo singers, chorus, and small orchestra
4. having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody
6. 3-movement work that pits a soloist vs. orchestra.
7. a collection of dances performed by a solo keyboard instrument or orchestra
8. speech-like manner of singing in a free rhythm
9. complex contrapuntal manipulation of a musical theme or "subject"
10. this is a large-scale fully-staged dramatic theatrical work involving solo singers, chorus, and orchestra
11. lyrical type of singing, a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
12. added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody, but serve instead to decorate that line, provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity to add expressiveness to a song or piece.

1. bass part underlying a piece of concerted music, which is to be played on a keyboard instrument, as well as a sustaining string or wind instrument
3. used to describe several types of pieces in the baroque era; it most commonly designates a work in several movements, for one or more instruments
5. large-scale religious work performed by solo singers, chorus, and orchestra without staging, scenery or costumes.
6. combining two or more independent melodies to make an intricate polyphonic texture.