12th Baroque Classical Edition Flashcards
Baroque dates:
1600–1750
Baroque
comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning misshapen pearl. The negative use of the word comes from a description of ornate and heavily ornamented architecture. Music inspired by divinity
Age of Enlightenment:
The principal goals of Enlightenment thinkers were liberty, progress, reason, tolerance, fraternity, and ending the abuses of the church and state.
The Industrial Revolution:
was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to 1820.
Basso continuo:
The bass part often played by two instruments
Trio Sonata
Usually consisting of five instruments; the three soloist and two basso continuo.
Cadenza:
Virtuosic solo passage in the manner of improvisation.
Classical:
Music as universal order and logic. Music inspired by humanity
Galant style:
refers to the style which was fashionable from the 1720s to the 1770s. This movement featured a return to simplicity and immediacy of appeal after the complexity of the late Baroque era.
Castrati:
Male soprano
Classical dates :
1750-1820
Cremona violin makers:
Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati
Doctrine of the affections:
The emotional and dynamic union of text and music
Equal temperament tuning system:
divided the octave into 12 equal parts.
Figured bass:
a short-hand that allowed the performer to improvise the chords.
Ground bass:
ostinato descending bass line
Libretto
text or scripts of the opera
Major- minor:
What scale system was established?
Monody
Solo singer with instrumental accompaniment
Program music:
musically pictoralized without text.
Orchestral ritornello:
orchestra alternates with solo violin
Recitative:
moves plot and action of opera forward
Sonata Allegro Form
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2, No. 3,
Mozart
(Classical Opera)
Opera
(DMCO)- Donde mi casa? Ontario.
Opera
large sung drama combining vocal, instrumental music acting, scenery and costumes
Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 Moonlight
Beethoven
(Piano sonata)
Sonata
(PBPSon)- Moon Butter Please, Son
Sonata
Piece for solo instrument or with a small group
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, I
Beethoven
(Classical Symphony)
Classical Symphony:
(5BCSCS- 5 Bitches Cant Swim, Cant Swim
Classical Symphony:
Large work for orchestra in four movements
Eine kleine Nachtmusik K. 525, I
Mozart
(Serenade for Strings)
Serenade for Strings
(EMSSSS)- Elizabeth Marries Strong Silent Spicy Stallions
Serenade for Strings
combines elements of the symphony and chamber music
Op. 76, No. 3 Emperor, II
Haydn
(String Quartet)
String Quartet
(76HSQSQ)- 76 High Schoolers SQuat SQuat
String Quartet
Two violins, viola, ‘cello
Contrapunctus I,
Bach
(Fugue)
Fugue
(CBFF)- Can Bitches Fight Followers?
Fugue
Contrapuntal composition with a single theme that pervades the entire pieces
Spring from The Four Seasons
Vivaldi
(Concerto)
Violin concerto
(SeasonsVCVioC)
Violin concerto
solo violin with an orchestra
Suite in D Major, Alla Hornpipe
Handel
(Water Music)
Water Music
(DHWW)- Did Mr.He Want Wawa?
Water Music
Band performed on a royal barge
Messiah, No. 44, Chorus, Hallelujah
Handel
(Oratorio)
Oratorio
Hall hooo.
Oratorio
large work for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, without scenery, biblical story.
No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 1
Bach
(Cantata)
Cantata
(140BCanCan)- 140 Bitch, Can Can
Cantata
Musical part of the Lutheran church service
Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Recitative and Lament
Purcell
(Recitative/Ground bass/Aria)
Aria
(DPRGAA)- did puppies reputably give an ass
Aria
highly emotional and lyrical opera songs
