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An increase in emotion and expression countered by more definite and regular rhythms and meters. Polyphonic and homophonic textures were developed through basso continuo and basso ostinato and functional harmony. Musicians developed the major/minor mode system. Opera became popular along with purely instrumental music.
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What are the characteristic of baroque styles?
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.
What do we call a polyphonic composition based on one main theme (in this case, the subject), a cornerstone of Baroque music?
The Fugue
Before the baroque era the church was important sponsor of music during the baroque era this changed with rise of?
Secular Music
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.
Affections in baroque usage refers to?
emotional states or moods of music.
