Dramatisation of music and Stylistic diversification

Question 1

Treatises - Catalysts or Barriers for stylistic diversification?

Answer 1

Catalysts - Encourages exploration within a set of rules
Barriers - Limits diversification across genres and genre hybridisation

Question 2

What knock-on effect did the separation from the church have on vocal music?

Answer 2

Enabled women singers to participate - exploration of the diverse and high range

Question 3

Philosopher who talked about humanism in art?

Answer 3

Leon Battista Alberti 15thC talked about how music and art and individual expression and autonomy could lead to a highlighting of the beauty of the natural world and of man

Question 4

Instrumental music was born - what new virtues were born as a result?

Answer 4

Virtuosity, to highlight expressive capabilities of the human voice

Question 5

How was expression shown through the instrumental music of Bach?

Answer 5

Individual expression in Concerto grossos and WTC, Dissonance as expression in Goldberg variations - expressive capabilities of a sound i.e. the keyboard; human interaction

Question 6

How did instrumental expression lead to stylistic diversification?

Answer 6

Diversification within one sound - exploring different harmonies, rhythms that could be played on one instrument - art of fugue for example. DIVERSIFICATION FROM THE EXPRESSION - Diversification into -> opera, secular vocal, instrumental

Question 7

examples of word painting in Orfeo

Answer 7

Sylvia “Orpheus, Orpheus” highest pitch she sings; mellow, quiet dynamic; deep voice - new sound

Question 8

Key features of expression in opera? (4)

Answer 8

Solo voice, dialogue of solo voice and chorus, expanding of the vocal range, word painting