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What is a serenade

A serenade is a romantic song intended to woo or gain the approval of a potential lover. It's a kind of musical pick-up line. The word can refer to any song or piece of music that has the characteristics of such a song

Why was the basso continuo important in the Baroque era

The basso continuo was important to the Baroque era because it accompanied the melody line while filling in the harmony.

What does Consort mean in musical terms

Consort is a same family of instruments. The string consort: violin, viola, cello and bass. A wind consort is an ensemble of recorders in different registers.

Chromaticism refers to

Chromaticism is using notes of the chromatic scale in place of some of the notes in the regular diatonic scale as an enhancement or alteration.

Minimalist composers use repeating and harmonies that change gradually

Minimalist composers use repeating rhythms and harmonies that change gradually.

The technique of gradually changing levels was developed by the Mannheim symphonists

dynamic

The head musician in an eighteenth century court was called a Kapellmeister

True

How was The Doctrine of the Affections best described as
  • Doctrine of the Affections
A style of performance where a soloist alternates with a choir is called

responsorial psalmody.

The form of lullys french overture was

slow-fast-slow

What pairs of elements would be most likely to form an ionic compound

Metals and nonmetals would by most likely to form an ionic compound.

What type of music are balloons scared of

Balloons are scared of... POP!

Opera history began

With the meetings of Florentine Camerata

Andante means what

a walking pace

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