Chapter 33

Question 1

Where were the principal centers of activity for baroque string instruments?

Answer 1

Cremona

Question 2

What is the difference between a solo sonata and a trio sonata?

Answer 2

The solo sonata is only for one instrumentalist and the basso continuo while the trio sonata is two treble instruments and basso continuo.

Question 3

What are the instruments involved in a solo or trio sonata?

Answer 3

Usually violins for melody and then a keyboard instrument and a low instrument such as a cello.

Question 4

Who were the important makers of baroque string instruments?

Answer 4

Antonio Stradivari

Question 5

What are sonatas?

Answer 5

It is simply a piece for an instrumentalist to play.

Question 6

What is the difference between da camera and da chiesa?

Answer 6

da chiesa is of the church while da camera is of the chamber

Question 7

What is a concerto?

Answer 7

This is a piece for an instrumentalist or ensemble and an orchestra.

Question 8

Who is associated with the concerto genre?

Answer 8

Vivaldi

Question 9

What are Corelli’s dates?

Answer 9

1653-1713

Question 10

What were Corelli’s contributions?

Answer 10

He created the binary form. He was the first composer to only write instrumental pieces.

Question 11

What genre was Corelli associated with?

Answer 11

Solo and trio sonatas

Question 12

Name one of Corelli’s pieces.

Answer 12

Opus 4, No. 1 was written in 1694 and it is a trio sonata.

Question 13

What town is Corelli associated with?

Answer 13

Rome

Question 14

What are multiple stops?

Answer 14

It is when a violinist plays multiple notes at once as chords.

Question 15

What is binary form? And what is the significance?

Answer 15

It has two complementary parts. One is moving to a closely related key while the other is starting in that new key and moving to tonic. It was the first form ever.

Question 16

What is a cadenza?

Answer 16

A difficult section of music that is improvised and is typically near the end of the piece.

Question 17

What were Torelli’s life dates?

Answer 17

1658-1709

Question 18

What genres was Torelli known for?

Answer 18

Solo Concerto and Sinfonia

Question 19

What instrument did Torelli write for?

Answer 19

Trumpet

Question 20

What is a Sinfonia?

Answer 20

a three movement instrumental overture

Question 21

Name a piece Torelli wrote.

Answer 21

Trumpet Sinfonia in D Major which was written in 1700.

Question 22

What city was Torelli born in?

Answer 22

Verona, Italy

Question 23

Where did Torelli live for most of his life?

Answer 23

Bologna, Italy

Question 24

What were Vivaldi’s dates?

Answer 24

1678-1741

Question 25

Name one of Vivaldi's pieces.

Answer 25

Concerto Grosso which was written in 1711. It has a ritornello form.

Question 26

What city is Vivaldi associated with?

Answer 26

Venice, Italy

Question 27

What genres is Vivaldi known for?

Answer 27

Solo Concerto and Concerto Grosso

Question 28

What is the Ospedale della Pieta? Why is it significant?

Answer 28

It was a orphanage/convent/ music conservatory for girls. This was major because the girls were the ones playing and performing music. It means Hopice of Mercy in English.

Question 29

What did Vivaldi contribute?

Answer 29

He was the first to do a cadenza. He was a priest and he got married. Nobody from his church liked that he got married.

Question 30

How many concertos did Vivaldi write?

Answer 30

500 or more. 230 of them were for violin.

Question 31

spiccato

Answer 31

play detached but not as short as staccato

Question 32

clarion register

Answer 32

high register of the baroque trumpets, can sound all chromatic notes

Question 33

ripieno

Answer 33

tutti

Question 34

concertino

Answer 34

small group that consists of 2-4 soloists