1
Q
Harpsichord
A
Before piano, string instrument
2
Q
Basso Continuo
A
Base line of a piece
3
Q
Concerto Grosso
A
Big orchestra
4
Q
Concertino
A
Small solo group
5
Q
Ripieno
A
Main group of instruments
6
Q
Ritornello
A
Little return, tune keeps coming back
7
Q
Obbligato
A
Conversation between instruments and singer
8
Q
Da capo aria
A
ABA aria in terninary form, keeps going back to the start
9
Q
Sequence
A
Medolic phrase immediately repeated at a higher or lower pitch
10
Q
Pizzicato
A
Plucked the strings
11
Q
Arco
A
Use of the bow
12
Q
Modulation
A
Change of key
13
Q
Opera
A
Non religious
14
Q
Oratorio
A
Religious, sometimes English, story from bible set to music
15
Q
Aria
A
Solo voice, accompanied by orchestra
16
Q
Chorus
A
When everyone sings together
17
Q
Recitative
A
Sung speech
18
Q
A Capella
A
Only voices in church style
19
Q
Melismatic
A
Sliding notes , vocal run
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