What is basso continuo, a hallmark of Baroque music?

A continuous bass line with chords realised above it, often on harpsichord and cello

Terraced dynamics, common in Baroque music, means what?

Sudden, stepped changes between loud and soft

A form in which a recurring main theme played by the full ensemble returns between solo sections

Exposition, development, recapitulation

The first in the home (tonic) key and the second in a related key, creating tonal tension

Both return, now in the home key, resolving the earlier tonal tension

A small, string-dominated ensemble with a harpsichord continuo

It grew much larger and more colourful, with expanded brass, woodwind and percussion and a wide dynamic range

Strings, woodwind, brass and percussion

Long, expressive melodies, rich chromatic harmony, wide dynamics and rubato

A setting of a poem for voice and piano, with word-painting and an expressive accompaniment

A short piano piece capturing a single mood or character

Broke from common-practice tonality, exploring impressionism, atonality and minimalism

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What is basso continuo, a hallmark of Baroque music?
Terraced dynamics, common in Baroque music, means what?
In a concerto grosso, what is the concertino?
What is ritornello form?
Sonata form has which three main sections, in order?
In the exposition of a sonata-form movement, the two themes are typically in what key relationship?
What happens to the themes in the recapitulation of sonata form?
Which describes the Baroque orchestra?
How did the orchestra change in the Romantic period?
Which are the four families of the orchestra?
Which features are typical of Romantic music?
What is an art song (Lied)?
What is a character piece for piano?
What did many twentieth-century composers do that distinguishes their music?
Repeating short patterns that change very gradually are a hallmark of which twentieth-century style?