Test 3 Flashcards
Baroque melodies were:
Very constructed, tightly organized.
The affections:
One emotion per piece
Baroque dynamics:
Terrace dynamics, loud or soft.
Baroque texture:
Mostly polyphonic
What is the basso continuo?
Foundational bass, harpsichord/organ, string bass, cello.
In baroque era, we see the beginnings/rise of:
Harmonic progression, chords, rise of instruments.
What is a fugue?
Highly structured, polyphonic composition based on a subject (repeated tune).
Where did opera begin?
Italy
Who began the idea of opera?
The Camerata in Florence, Italy, 1575.
What is the libretto?
The opera “script”
Where was the first public opera house?
Venice, Italy, 1637.
Who were the two giants of the Baroque era?
Bach and Handel.
Who was Monteverdi?
Born in Italy, worked at St Marks in Venice (Italy). Introduced pizzicato and tremelo.
Who was Purcell?
Greatest of English composers, London.
What is ground bass?
Musical idea is repeated in the bass while melodies above change.
