| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Antonio Stradivarius | violin maker |
| arua | composition for a solo voice and instrumental accompaniment |
| Basso continuo | Group of instruments that carries the bassline and chords |
| Baroque | grotesque, odd, distorted |
| Doctrine of the Affections | belief that music swayed your emotions |
| Euridice | first opera ever written by Jacopo Peri |
| gigue | very fast |
| libretto | text or storyline of an opera |
| prelude | (a) short keyboard piece that is (an) introduction |
| prima donna | first lady, took place of the castrati |
| recitative | declamation of text on pitch |
| rene descartes | cogito ergo sum |
| toccata | virtuistic keyboard piece that exploits the technical brilliance of the performer |
| tutti | the rest of the ensemble in concerti grosso |
| ripeno | the rest of the ensemble in a concerti grosso |
| Vivaldi's Four Seasons | The Spring |
| G. F. Handel | wrote oratorios |
| Antonio Vivaldi | wrote the Four Seasons |
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