- Harpsichord - forerunner of the piano wherein the strings are plucked by a quill rather than struck by a hammer
- The Suite
- Collection of dances performed as a group
- Allemande - a stately dance in duple meter (4 beats) often used to open a suite
- Courante - a rapid dance in triple meter (3 beats) commonly used as the second dance
- Saraband - a slower triple meter dance with a distinctive rhythmic pattern creating a "dragging step"
- Gigue - a very lively dance with a bouncy quality
- J. S. Bach - Gigue from the English Suites
- Collection of dances performed as a group
- The Fugue
- Polyphonic (multiple melodies at the same time) process
based on a subject and its statements
- Subject - short melody on which the fugue is based
- Subject is stated in imitative sequence at its opening (usually 3 or 4 statements of the subject)
- Subject reoccurs during the fugue in various permutations
- Retrograde - played backwards
- Inversion - played inverted (upside-down)
- Retrograde-inversion - BOTH upside-down and inverted
- Go here for a detailed diagram and explanation for the working of a fugue
- Well Tempered Clavier - A collection of preludes (introductory piece) and fugues in each major and minor key
- Fugue in F Minor
- J. S. Bach Magnificate - Sicut locutus est (Begin at 27:19)
- Polyphonic (multiple melodies at the same time) process
based on a subject and its statements
- A piece for treble instrument (recorder, violin, etc.), with harpsichord accompaniment (2 people)
- Sometimes a cello would also join the ensemble to add depth to the lower range (3rd person)
- Handel - Sonata No. 4 in A Minor.
