exam 3 Flashcards

1
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polophonic with elaborate ornamental melodies

A

Baroque

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2
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Baroque period

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1600-1750

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3
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most often used keyboard instruments

A

harpsichord and pipe organ

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4
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basso continuo usually

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harpsichord and cello

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5
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string orchestra, with a keyboard instrument and bass instrument, working as

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basso continuo

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6
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court composer

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composed music, supervised concerts, maintained the instruments

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7
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concerto grosso features

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2 or more soloists + orchestra

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8
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concerto grosso movements numbers

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three: fast slow fast

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9
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Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 soloists

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violin, flute and harpsichord

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10
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lengthy solo section featuring the harpsichord alone

A

cadenza

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11
Q

Fugue in G perform in ___instrument

A

pipe organ

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12
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4 “voices” enter from top (SATB)

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soprano, alto, tenor, bass (SATB)

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13
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Is pipe organ a sacred music

A

no

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14
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A drama sung to orchestral accompaniment

A

opera

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15
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libretto

A

text of an opera

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16
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librettist

A

author of the text

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17
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a song in an opera for solo voice

A

an aria

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18
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speech-like vocal line

A

recitative

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19
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music for group of singers

A

chorus

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20
Q

early operas were based on

A

ancient myths, and ancient history

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21
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Opera was invented by

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florentine camerata, 1600

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22
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1st public opera house opens in

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Venice, Italy 1637

23
Q

Castratos

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famous singers in early opera, vocal range of a woman, with the lung power of man

24
Q

1st great opera composer

A

Monteverdi

25
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1st operative masterpiece

A

Orfeo, based on Greek myth

26
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most famous English composer in baraque

A

Purcell

27
Q

1st english language opera

A

Dido and Aeneas

28
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which country was Handel born in?

A

1685 in Germany. Spent most time in England

29
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Difference between operas and oratorios

A

operas are staged, oratories performed in a concert format without costumes

30
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similarities between operas and oratorios

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feature arias, recitatives, choruses. accompanied by an orchestra

31
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classical period

A

1750-1820

32
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predominant keyboard instrument in classical period

A

piano

33
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why classical period raise

A

rising middle class, french revoluation.

34
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characteristics of classical period

A

wider range of dynamics. comic opera develops.

35
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classical orchestra includes

A
strings
wood instruments, 
brass, 
percussion.  
not usually a keyboard, no basso continuo (harp chello)
36
Q

Haydn wrote over

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100 symphonies

37
Q

Where does Haydn spent most time

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Vienna, Austria, as court composer

38
Q

Trumpet concerto is a ____concerto for ________

A

solo concertro for trumpet and orchestra

39
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how many movements does a classical symphony usually have?

A

Sonata form (ABA’) and fast tempo in 1st movement
slow tempo in 2nd movement,
moderate tempo: dance-related minuet or schero in 3rd movement 小步舞曲和诙谐曲
Fastest tempo is the 4th movement

40
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Where was Mozart born?

A

Salzburg, Austria. Child prodigy . died at 35

41
Q

Don Giovanni

A

pokes fun at the upper class.

42
Q

Beethoven

A

style bridges the classical and Romantic . go deaf in his 29th yeard\

43
Q

Symphony no5.

A

highly emotional, free lance composer.

44
Q

JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5, I

A

a movement from a concert gross

45
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JS Bach Organ Fugue in G minor

A

a fugue

46
Q

Monteverdi Tu Se’morta from Orfeo

A

a recitative from an opera

47
Q

purcell Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas

A

is recitative and an aria from an opera

48
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Handel every valley shall be exalted fro messiah。genie

A

an aria fro an oratorio

49
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Handel hallelujah chorus from Messiah.

A

a chorus from an oratorio

50
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Haydn , Trumpet concerto in E Flat major.

A

a movement fro a solo concerto.

51
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Mozart, opening scene from Don vioganni

A

an ensemble and a recitative from a opera

52
Q

Beethovan, piano sonata n C maojor, OP 13, I.

A

a movemenet from a piano sonata

53
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Beethovan, symphony No. 5 in C manor , OP 67, I, II, III, IV

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a movement from a piano sonata