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Baroque music nearly always contains a harpsichord. The string family are the main family in Baroque music, meaning that string instruments play the melody. The only other instruments usually featured in Baroque music were early versions of the Trumpet and the Clarinet. There was no piano in Baroque music.
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What is the most characteristic feature of baroque music?
Baroque music is distinctively elaborate and complex. Composers during this period used a variety of different tones to make the music more interesting.
What is baroque sonata?
A baroque sonata is anything instrumental. It evolved into the "triosonata," which was 4 instruments played as 3 layers or lines. The soprano and base were very contrasting, in order to create polarity. The harpsichord is very characteristic of the Baroque sonata. AN example would be Corelli's Opus 1.
What is ritornello?
A refrain played by the whole orchestra in a Baroque concerto
Before the baroque era the church was important sponsor of music during the baroque era this changed with rise of?
Secular Music
Which of the following important events took place during the Baroque period?
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