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| Questão | Responda |
| What is the main artistic feature of music from the Baroque Era? | Ornamentation and decoration |
| What was the main artistic centre of the Baroque Era? | Italy |
| When was Handel born? | 1685 |
| In what year did he die? | 1759 |
| Other than Handel, name 3 other Baroque composers. | Purcell, Bach and Vivaldi |
| Where was Handel born? | Germany |
| Where did he live later on in his life? | London |
| What are some features of music from the Baroque Era in general? | Ornamentation, diatonic chords, basso continuo, different textures, prevalence of one mood and contrasting dynamics. |
| Give examples of ornaments | Trills, mordents, acciaccaturas and appoggiaturas. |
| What is an oratorio? | A musical form with a religious story behind it |
| What is recitative? | A style used in operas, oratorios and cantatas in which the text is told in the rhythm of natural speech. |
| What is an aria? | A solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment |
| Where were oratorios usually played? | In churches and cathedrals |
| Where was 'And the Glory of the Lord' intended to be played? | In a concert hall |
| What does syllabic mean? | one note per syllable |
| What does melismatic mean? | More than one note per syllable |
| What does diatonic mean? | Music that sticks to the notes of the scale of the key it is written in. |
| What is a basso continuo? | A continuous bass line - fills in missing harmonies. |
| What is a perfect cadence? | When the section of the music ends on chords five to one. |
| What is an imperfect cadence? | When the music ends on chord five - sounds unfinished |
| What is a plagal cadence? | When the music ends on chords four to one. |
| What is an interrupted cadence? | When the music ends on chord four. |
| What does stretto mean? | Very fast imitation - imitation when the first motif is unfinished so the parts overlap |
| What are triadic melodies? | Melodies made up largely of broken chords. |
| When was the Baroque Era? | About 1600 to 1750 |
| What is the time signature(meter) of 'Glory of the Lord'? | 3 4 |
| What key is 'And the Glory of the Lord' in? | A major |
| What is a ritornello? | A returning theme |
| How many ideas are there in 'And the Glory of the Lord'? | Four |
| What do the D sharps that appear in bar 21 onwards show? | That the music is modulating to E major - dominant key of A major. |
| Which cadence does the piece end on? | A plagal cadence |
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