Unaccompanied vocal church music
Form of monophonic unaccompanied singing
Plainsong melody with 1 or more voices in harmony
Chants sung alternately by different groups
Movement of melody copied at certain intervals
One syllable over multiple notes
Compositional technique using repetitive rhythmic patterns.
'Hiccup' - A single melody shared between two parts which alternately sound.
A part song in dance rhythm with a 'fa-la' refrain
A song for solo singer, either a capella or with lute or viol accompaniment.
A short part-song set to a one stanza poem, with sudden changes between imitative polyphony and homophony.
A sacred choral composition, setting parts of the liturgy to music.
A short sacred composition to latin words with sections of homophony and imitative polyphony.
A slow, processional dance in duple time
A lively dance with 6 beats in a bar
A lively dance with 3 or 6 beats in a bar. Often with an anacrusis.
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An accompanying part that includes bassline and harmonies played on a keyboard instrument and a bass instrument.
A short theme which is constantly repeated as the other parts of the music vary.
Standard polyphonic style of 16th Century church music.
Innovative style of 17th century composition, featuring monody.
A keyboard composition to exhibit the performer's touch and style.
A solo vocal song with a single melody and accompaniment.
An instrumental arrangement of a song.
In slow triple metre with variations over a ground bass.
Similar to ternary form, normally used for arias.
A form featuring a short instrumental refrain.
Group of solo instruments in a concerto grosso
Orchestra of a concerto grosso.
A stately dance with a number of different sections in slow triple time.
A song-like vocal or instrumental composition.
Broken chord accompaniment: low, middle, high, middle.
A mass for the repose of the souls of the dead
Piece for solo instrument (plus accompaniment)
A virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement of a concerto.
A single movement piece on a descriptive theme
Polish dance in triple time.
Piece typically describing a night-scene.
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Piece written in a song-like way.
