Listening 2 Flashcards
La Griselda, Alessandro Scarlatti
Secco recitative followed by de cappo aria
No instrumental interlude
Aria has 2 contrasting sections
Stile concertato (repeated single pitches) to show agitation in aria
Alceste Overture, Jean-Baptiste Lully
French overture style
2 sections, each repeated
Slow with dotted rhythms
5 part strings (2violons, 2 violes, Basso continuo w/low bass and chordal instrument
Slow-Fast-Slow
Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell
Text Painting
One of the most famous Recitative-Aria pairings
Ground Bass (Chromatacism)
Lament figures
Piéces de Clavecin, François Couperin
Fanciful title: “The Roving Shadows”
Syncopated middle voice shadows top melody to form a chain of suspensions
Notes inegales–inequality of notes providing a lilt and flexibility with rhythm
Decoration will happen within the beat, not over the beat
Sonata da Camera, Arcangelo Corelli
Chamber sonata
2 voilins plus basso continuo type 2
Corelli clash–one note will be an anticipation, the other will be a resolution happening simultaneously
Starts with a prelude
Sonata de Chiesa, Arcangelo Corelli
Church sonata
Slow-Fast-Slow-Fast
Violin solo and Organ
Corelli graces–specific, written out ornamentation by Corelli’s student
Slower tempo for reverent spirit
Concerto in A Major, Antonio Vivaldi
Recurring ritornello form
Unison writing for tutti sections
More virtuosic solo part (violin 1)
Closely related keys throughout
Typically accompanied by harpsichord
Written for a full string section
Ein’ Feste Burg Chorus, Johann Sebastian Bach
Son added three trumpet parts
Voice and strings doubbled
Basso continuo type 2
Sections where organ and oboes have the same line but are off by 1 measure
St. Matthew Passion Chorus, Johann Sebastian Bach
Text painting
Descending 32nd notes represent veil ripped top to bottom
Well-tempered Clavier Prelude in C minor, Johann Sebastian Bach
Preludes focus on technicall issues
Two beat figures that are repeated
Eveness of touch and tone
Every Valley, George Frideric Handel
Aria from Messiah
Moto Aria (intro ritornello, solo voice on melody, orchestra plays melody, solo repeats, orchestra repeats, etc.)
Melismas
Word painting
Mannheim Rockets-soloist’s first note outlineing triad
La Serva Padrona, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Intermezzo
Accents on off-beats for comedic effect
Trommel bass: reiterate note to give animation to slower moving bass line
Young maid who flirts with her wealthy, old master
