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A Baroque form of concerto, with a group of solo instruments Da capo aria: from the head aria: A three-section musical form Dramma giocoso: jocular drama: A form of opera Dramma per musica: drama for music: Libretto Fantasia: fantasy: A musical composition or “idea” typified by improvisation Farsa: farce: A one-act comical opera Festa ...
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Ossia (Italian:) is a musical term for an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage. The word ossia comes from the Italian for "alternatively" and was originally spelled o sia, meaning "or be it". [1] Ossia passages are very common in opera and solo-piano works.
The Trecento Madrigal is an Italian musical form of the 14th century. It is quite distinct from the madrigal of the Renaissance and early Baroque , with which it shares only the name. The madrigal of the Trecento flourished ca. 1340–1370 with a short revival near 1400.
The cavatina " Se vuol ballare" is an aria for bass from the first act of the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (1784).
The romanesca is a variant of the passamezzo antico, where the first chord is the III (e.g., a C major chord in A minor). A famous example is "Greensleeves".The passamezzo antico chord changes are found, knowingly or not, in modern popular music culture: Carrie Underwood's debut album Some Hearts has two examples, "Before He Cheats" (a big U.S. hit in 2006) and "Starts with Goodbye".