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4 line staff
relative pitch
sight singing syllables
round b (flat) and square b (natural) -
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Laid the groundwork for modern notation.
Introduced "breve" "semibreve" and "Minim" note values
Triple= perfect
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Legend has it that this work proved sacred words could be intelligible in polyphonic music with 6 voices
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Specified which instruments played which parts
First piece in western music to contain written dynamics -
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Commissioned for the Duke of Mantua's wedding, "L'Orfeo" is recognized as the first opera to enter the standard repertory.
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Of Vivaldi's 500 concertos, "L'Estro Armonico" was responsible for kickstarting the popularity of Italian Concertos in the rest of Europe.
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Contains 24 preludes and fugues in each major and minor key. Showed the possibilities of playing in every key with an instrument tuned in equal-temperament.
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Translates to "Treatise on Harmony". Considered the most influential theoretical work, it collected the practices of other composers, such as Corelli. Functional harmony, as it is taught today, has its basis in this work.
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This oratorio was special in that it innovated the oratorio as a whole, by having the chorus participate in the story, akin to a Greek chorus.
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Characterized by its simplicity and focus on symmetry.
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Le Chevalier des Saint-Georges, the son of a French Colonial Official and an African slave, was the Music Director at one of the most esteemed orchestras in Europe.
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