DYNAMIC WEB APPLICATIONS STUDY
GUIDE 2026
◉ gavotte
Answer: french dance in lively 2/4 or 4/4 with grace and elegance
◉ gigue
Answer: a lively dance in 6/8
◉ leggiero
Answer: light, delicate
◉ minuet
Answer: graceful dance, 3/4
◉ opus
Answer: work
◉ sarabande
Answer: slow, dignified dance of the court in 3/4 or 3/2
, ◉ Baroque Period
Answer: 1600-1750
large/grandiose, dramatic, complex, formal
Ornamentation
Early composers wrote vocal music, later composers wrote for
newer instruments
Major and minor scale systems used vs modes
Church music was important, secular music became common
Forms introduced include fugues, dance suites, themes and
variations, concerto, and sonata
Bach (German) Handel (German), Scarlatti (Italian)- spanish
influences (guitar), used dissonant chords + crossing of the hands,
known for 600 keyboard sonatas Essercizi
◉ Classical Period
Answer: 1700-1825
clear, elegant, balanced,
variety and contrast in mood, flexible rhythms, lyrical melodies and
accompaniment patterns, gradual dynamic change
middle class wanted entertainment
opera was written, instrumental music was popular
piano