Oratorio
Oratorio
A large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action. Well-known examples include Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Handel's Messiah, and Haydn's The Creation
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Continuo
Figured bass
Concerto grosso
String quartet
Baroque opera- recitative aria chorus
Vivaldi Purcell Bach
String quartet
Chamber music
Ensemble of music consisting of second and first violins, violas and cellos
Ground bass- musical example pachelbel's musical canon
A repeated bass line. Repeated bass line, donsn't change
Continuo
Linked to ground bass, the part that is played by a harpsichord, (look up figured bass)a piece of music that has a figured bass.
Concerto grosso
Particular type with a small group of instruments that play as a solo in a bigger orchestra.
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