CASTRATI - Professional Italian male sopranos
COMÉDIES-BALLET - A combination of a comedic stage play and ballet developed by Lully and Moliere
MOTET - Polyphonic vocal piece,
usually on a sacred text
GRANDS MOTETS -
motet
with multiple choirs of soloists, choir, and instrumentalists
PETITS MOTETS -
Lighter
texture than GRANDS MOTETS; usually several voices and
instrument
RÉCIT - Passages within GRANDS MOTETS for solo voice or instrument
RECITATIVE SECCO - A type of speech-song accompanied by basso continuo
RITORNELLO - Instrumental introduction or interlude in a movement
SYMPHONIES - Instrumental
numbers in Lully’s tragédies lyriques; overtures, prelude and ritornelli,
dramatic symphonies, and dances