Characteristics of Baroque
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- Melody
- complex, wide range
- Rhythm
- dance-like, continuous (rhythmn continuum)
- Dynamics
- stay the same (terraced dynamics)
- Harmony
- major, minor tonality
- Texture
- polyphonic
- Other things to know
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Basso continuo
Opera seria
Recapitulation
Aria - Symphony Movement I
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Sonata
Fast/Moderate
Complex, substantial - Symphony Movement II
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Not fixed
Slow
Lyrical, song-like - Symphony Movement III
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Minuet-Trio
Moderate
Dance-like, triple meter - Symphony Movement IV
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Sonata or Rondo
Fast/Very Fast
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