Flashcards in Baroque Deck (35)
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What country did opera originate
Florence, Italy
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First opera we have record of
Eurydice
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First major opera
Orfeo
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How many movements are in a concerto grosso
3
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Sonata means
Sound
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Cantata means
Sing
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How many people are involved in a trio sonata
4
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Sonata da camera
Chamber sonata
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Sonata de chiesa
Church sonata
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Handel
Wrote messiah
Button saved his life in a duel
Was born in Germany and moved to England
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Monteverdi
Wrote orfeo
Worked for the court of mantua
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Bach
Lutheran
Married his cousin Barbara
Four sons to become composers
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Purcell
Wrote dido and Aeneas
Born in England
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Vivaldi
Wrote four seasons
Known as the red priest
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Four instruments that could be used to fill a continuo part
Cello
Bass
Organ
Harpsichord
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Terraced dynamics
Only loud and soft
No in between
Sound changes suddenly
do not exist
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Means little book and is where the story of the opera is derived
Libretto
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Part of opera that is a spoken style of singing that acts like dialogue and is used to move the action along
Recitative
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What year was the messiah written
1741
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What are you supposed to do when the hallelujah chorus is played/sung
Stand up
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Part of opera is which a singer is able to express the emotions of his/her character
Aria
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Who writes the libretto
Librettist
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What culture did the camerata look to model opera after
Greek
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Describe the florentine cameratas role in the creation on opera
In 1575, a group of people got together to create a new style of music that combines singing and drama
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Difference between opera and oratorio
Opera- like a play
Oratorio- like a concert
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Polyphonic composition based a theme
Fugue
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4 ways that the subject of a fugue can be varied?
Retrograde- backwards
Version- upside down
Augmentation- make bigger(extend notes)
Diminution- make smaller(shorten notes)
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Small group of soloists in a concerto grosso
Concertino
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Large group that accompanies the soloists in a concerto grosso
Tutti
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Theme of a concerto grosso that is repeated many times through a movement
Ritornello
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Multi Movement work soloists, chorus, and orchestra that has a narrative text and is often times based on biblical themes
Oratorio
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What year was orfeo written
1607
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2 large sections of a French overture
1- pampas, French, dotted rhythms, broad, and slow
2- light, quick, opens fugue like
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Describe the circumstances concerning the premiere of the messiah
Premiered in 1742 in Dublin to raise money for a debters prison. The kind stood during the hallelujah chorus
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