Baroque-Concerto, sonata, fugue

1. Concerto
Instrumental genre in several movements
for solo instrument and orchestra.
Often 3 movements Fast, Slow, Fast
Sonata
Instrumental genre in several movements
for soloist or small ensemble.
Often 2 - 4 movements contrasting tempos
slow, fast, slow, fast
Complete, self-contained part within a larger musical work.
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2. Concerto Grosso -unique to baroque
concertino group ripieno group
soloists Accompaniment
Group
Christian Ludwig von Brandenburg
J. S. BACH
The Brandenburg Concertos
wrote as a resume'
-didn't get job

3. Trio sonata Baroque 2
soloists and
continuo - 4
people!
BWV - Bach cataloguing system
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
(Bach Works Catalogue)

4. fugue
Polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era
in which one or more themes
are developed by imitative counterpoint.
A fugue is a complex composition
in which the theme (called the subject)
is developed by imitative counterpoint.
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5. Counterpoint AKA Polyphony
Prelude & Fugue
Exposition -
Subject
Counter Subject
Episode
Answer
Pedal