Chapter 3 Test : Multiple Choice Flashcards
What does the term baroque mean
Bizarre flamboyant elaborately ornamented
What was the baroque time period
1600 - 1750
George Frederick Handel
A German composer, move to England/London for 47 years (reasonable length of time), considered queen Anne’s favorite composer,
Johann Sebastian Bach
Most eminent organ player, teacher, composer
When does instrumental music become as important as vocal
In the late period
What are the affections
Their emotions (of performer/projecting that emotion onto audience)
What does repeated rhythmic patterns provide in music
Add energy and drive
Describe baroque melodies
Heavily ornamented/difficult
A melodic sequence is
Where melody is repeated at a higher or lower pitch
What were the keyboard instruments of the broken era which one was considered for home use
Harpsichord clavichord and pipe organ, clavichord was used for home use/struck by brass blades
What is Basso continuo
Continuous bass - combination of keyboard and the low string instruments creating a baseline
Which bass part has numbers that tell a musician what to play
Figured bass
What instrument family becomes a major part of the orchestra
Strings violin family
What is a music director’s responsibilities and what is their social standing
Responsible for training choristers at the church school, still a servant
Why does Bach write the harpsichord into the Brandenburg Concertos as a soloist
Because his employer purchased a new one so he wrote it as a solo to feature it
