Baroque Flashcards
(20 cards)
3 important baroque composers
Bach Vivaldi Pachibell
What years was baroque
1600-1750
What event marked the end of the baroque era
Death of Bach
What social change affected music
Kings and queens decided they were head of their country instead of churches
What kind of dynamics did the barque composers use
Stair step
How did they handle tone color
Had to be flexible but they wanted specific sound
What’s the difference between opera and oratorio
Opera is secular oratorio is scared less elaborate
Henry Purcell is most famous for writing
Opera. Wrote first in English
Vivaldi is most famous for….
Concerto
Biggest music contribution
Functional Harmony
Basic baroque orchestra consists of….
Strings and keyboard(mainly harpsichord)
What is fugue
Advanced polyphony has four voices
Biggest person for fugue?
Bach
Forms of Baroque music
Fugue, dance suite, concerto, concerto grosso, sonata, opera, oratorio
What’s the difference between concerto and concerto grosso
Concerto grosso is a larger group of soloist instead of just one
Types of orchestral music
Concerto and dance suites
Types of Chamber Music
Sonatas ,solo piece, fugue, ensemble
Types of Musical Theater
Opera, Oratorio
What is a sonata
A solo instrument accompanied by a string or keyboard
Ways to identify Fugue
Staggered entrances, polyphonic, Bach