THE THE BAROQUE ELEMENTS PERIOD FORM TIMBRE MUSIC NOTATION 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt This element of music is defined as the tune; it is written on a staff and can move up, down or repeat What is melody? This element of music is the combination of long and short sounds in time or the pattern of beats What is rhythm? This element is the speed of music (fast or slow) What is tempo? This element is the volume of the music (loud or soft) What is dynamics? This element of music is 2 or more notes played at the same time What is harmony? This popular keyboard instrument produced sound when the strings were plucked What is the harpsichord? This German composer, best known for his organ piece “Toccata & Fugue,” came from a family of seven generations of musicians Who is Bach? This performing group was born in the Baroque period What is the orchestra? This Italian composer is best known for his composition The Four Seasons for strings Who is Vivaldi? This German composer is best known for his oratorio The Messiah Who is Handel? This form is created when a melody is repeated over and over by two or more groups starting at different times What is a round? A three part form in which there is repetition after contrast What is A B A? Form in which a soloist sings (or plays) a part and then they are answered by group An example of this form would be “This Land Is Your Land” What is verse/chorus? This form could be described as A B form What is two-part form? This instrument family produces sound when the instrument is bowed or plucked What is the string family? This instrument family produces sound when you buzz your lips into the cup shaped mouthpiece What is the brass family? This instrument family produces sound when air is blown either across a mouthpiece, into a mouthpiece with a reed, or into a double reed What is the woodwind family? This instrument family makes sound when you strike, shake or scrape the instrument What is the percussion family? This classification of instruments includes the dulcimer, banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle What are folk instruments? This music symbol is used to name the lines and spaces on the staff What is a treble clef? This music symbol placed over a note tells the performer to sing or play the note longer What is a fermata? This music symbol placed at the beginning of a piece of music tells us how many counts are in each measure What is a time signature? This music symbol tells the performer to play the piece again What is a repeat sign? This music symbol is found at the end of a piece of music What is a double bar line?