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  • Who paid for new music?
    Patrons
  • What instruments were used to play bass lines?
    Harpsichord, organ, and lute
  • Baroque music instroduced contrasts in which three musical elements?
    Rhythm, melody, and tempo
  • How many musicians on average were in a Baroque orchestra?
    25
  • What is a patron?
    Someone who pays for music to be created
  • What is basso continuo?
    The use of a bass line under a melody
  • Which three people designed the best violins?
    Stradivari, Amati, and Guarnieri
  • Did Baroque music have an international style?
    No, it had a national identity
  • How many styles were developed in the Baroque Period?
    Three: sonata, suite, and concerto
  • What is basso continu
  • What is an accompanied melody?
    When a single voice or instrument plays a main melody with other instruments as accompaniment
  • Which three groups were musical patrons during the Baroque era?
    The Church, the monarchy, and the aristocracy
  • In what centuries did the Baroque period take place?
    17th and 18th centuries
  • What is a characteristic of instrumental music in the Baroque period?
    Independence from vocal music
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