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A continuous instrumental solo part that usually accompanies an aria in a cantata or oratorio is called
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Obligato
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A operatic technique that propels the plot action in between arias and chorus solos is called
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Recitative
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The Latin term opus, abbreviated op. stands for
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Work
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The term for the technique of tutti playing alternating with solo playing in concerto grossos is
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Ritornello
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The highest form of imitative polyphony is a
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Fugue
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The “Red Priest” was the composer
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Antonio Vivaldi
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In early Baroque music, the composer to virtually invent the trio sonata as a form was
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Archangelo Corelli
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A numerical shorthand in Baroque music used to tell a keyboard player what chords to play over a bass line is called
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Figured bass
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The accompaniment of virtually all Baroque music by a harpsichord, organ or lute and a bass instrument is called
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Basso continuo
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Johann Sebastian Bach wrote over 200 of these Sunday service pieces called ___
for voice and instruments, with recitatives and arias, and wrote a few secular ones as well.
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Cantatas
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Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are referred to as the
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Viennese School
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The part of an opera that features a character singing solo about one subject or idea is called
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An aria
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The most operatic of all religious genres, a piece with a narrative plot, acts, real characters, implied action, but no staging is called an
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Oratorio
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The chamber music genre that features 2 violins, one viola and one cello as perfected by Haydn is the
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String quartet
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The name of Haydnʼs court patron family was
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Esterházy
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