Baroque Flashcards

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3 important baroque composers

A

Bach Vivaldi Pachibell

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What years was baroque

A

1600-1750

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What event marked the end of the baroque era

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Death of Bach

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3
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What social change affected music

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Kings and queens decided they were head of their country instead of churches

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4
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What kind of dynamics did the barque composers use

A

Stair step

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5
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How did they handle tone color

A

Had to be flexible but they wanted specific sound

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6
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What’s the difference between opera and oratorio

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Opera is secular oratorio is scared less elaborate

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7
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Henry Purcell is most famous for writing

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Opera. Wrote first in English

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8
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Vivaldi is most famous for….

A

Concerto

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9
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Biggest music contribution

A

Functional Harmony

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10
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Basic baroque orchestra consists of….

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Strings and keyboard(mainly harpsichord)

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11
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What is fugue

A

Advanced polyphony has four voices

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12
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Biggest person for fugue?

A

Bach

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13
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Forms of Baroque music

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Fugue, dance suite, concerto, concerto grosso, sonata, opera, oratorio

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14
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What’s the difference between concerto and concerto grosso

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Concerto grosso is a larger group of soloist instead of just one

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15
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Types of orchestral music

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Concerto and dance suites

16
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Types of Chamber Music

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Sonatas ,solo piece, fugue, ensemble

17
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Types of Musical Theater

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Opera, Oratorio

18
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What is a sonata

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A solo instrument accompanied by a string or keyboard

19
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Ways to identify Fugue

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Staggered entrances, polyphonic, Bach