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1
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What is the rise of instrumental music in the Baroque attributed to?

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Technological advancements in the crafting of instruments.

2
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Concerto

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A large composition for orchestra and solo instrument.

3
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Concerto Grosso

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The main early Baroque type of concerto, for a group of solo instruments and a small orchestra.

4
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Movement

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A self-contained section of a larger piece, such as a symphony or concerto grosso.

5
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A typical late Baroque concerto has ___ movements.

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Three.

6
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What are the characteristics of the three movements of a late Baroque concerto?

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Fast, slow, fast (even faster than first).

7
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Ritornello

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The orchestral material at the beginning of a concerto grosso, etc., which always returns later in the piece.

8
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Ritornello Form

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Ritornello, Solo 1, Ritornello, Solo 2, Ritornello, Solo 3, Ritornello, etc.

9
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Who was the champion of the concerto?

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Antonio Vivaldi.

10
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Variation Form

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A form in which a single melodic unit is repeated with harmonic, rhythmic, dynamic, or timbral changes.

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Basso Ostinato

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A motive, phrase, or theme repeated over and over again.

12
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Ground Bass

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An ostinato in the bass.

13
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Program Music

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A piece of instrumental music associated with a story or other extramusical idea.

14
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The Four Season by Vivaldi is an early example of ___ ___.

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Program music.

15
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Cadenza

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An improvised passage for the soloist in a concerto, or sometimes in other works. Concerto cadenzas usually come near the ends of movements.

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