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The Baroque was an era of ornamentation
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This was the formal beginnings of functional tonality.
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Melody in homophony became the most expressive device in music. In early baroque the most expressive was recitative.
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Binary form was still popular in instrumental music. Vocal music form was determined by the poetic form of the text.
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Rhythms were performed freely. A large repertoire for keyboard music emerged with more modern and complex rhythms
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1551-1618
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1557-1612
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1563-1626
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1564-1616
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Baroque was the golden age for the organ, many improvements were made to stringed instruments.
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1561-1633
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1567-1643
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recitative moved to more lyrical arias and solo songs
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Basso continuo gave music a rhythmic drive. Dotted rhythms were quite common
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They knew about crescendos and decrescendos but terrace dynamics were preferred
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Fugues began to develop
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1585-1672
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1619-77
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1626-90
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1632-87
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1648/49-1708
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1653-1706
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1658-1709
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1659-95
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Instrumental music rose further in significance and importance.
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Serious Opera became primary form of public entertainment.
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The court was the primary patron of the arts
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Seventh chords were accepted as functional harmony
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tempos were mostly steady in ensemble music. Basso continuo rhythmically and metrically drives beat
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Da capo aria form was most popular vocal form. Ritornello form was the most popular ensemble form
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The notion of an "orchestra" began to take shape
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melodies were governed by fortspinning and sequences
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1660-1725
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1668-1733
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1678-1741
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1681-1767
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1685-1750
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1685-1759
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1685-1757
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1697-1773
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Modern diatonic system of 24 major and minor keys was firmly established.