Baroque

• Timbre:

  • harpsichord
  • viol
  • string dominated
• Melody:

  • leaps
  • sequences
  • conjunct
  • imitation
• Tonality:

  • closely related keys (relative minor/dominant)
• Rhythm:

  • dotted
  • triplets
  • quavers
  • semiquavers
  • crotchets
• Texture:

  • polyphonic
  • counterpoint
  • fugal
• Harmony:

  • functional
  • perfect cadence
  • ground bass
  • suspension
  • false relation
• Articulation:

  • flurried ornamentation
• Structure:

  • simple
  • ternary (ABA)
  • binary (AB)
  • rondero