Flora and fauna [edit]. Coral reefs and tropical fish are abundant in the waters around the cayos. Dolphins, marine turtles and even some coastal caimans live in the remoter mangroves. Birds include pelicans, flamingoes, egrets and the odd scarlet ibis. On the islands, vegetation is sparse and generally adapted to the dry, salty environment.
-Terraced dynamics: The sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another. -Sudden alternations between loud and soft.-. -The most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of basso continuo. -Basso continuo: is a bass part together with numbers (figures) that specified chords to be played above it.ate Baroque: -Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time. Musical Characteristics of the Baroque Period: -Affections in baroque usage refers to emotional states or moods of music. -A baroque musical composition usually expresses one basic mood within the same movement.
Music in the Baroque Period c. 1600-1750 by Andrew Lesser, M.M. Like the term âRenaissanceâ, when used in the context of the Renaissance Period, the so-called âBaroqueâ Era was also named rather inaccurately, as the term was applied to music that sounded âirregular and unnaturalâ.riting music in measures separated by bar lines also began in the 17 th century. The use of basso continuo was a typical staple of the Baroque period. Basso continuo, also known as thoroughbass, placed emphasis on highlighting the bass and treble voices as the dominant lines of the music.