baroque Flashcards
what years does the baroque period encompass
1600 to 1750
which country dominated European musical culture in the beginning of the baroque period
Italy
explain the Monteverdi-Artusi controversy, and why it is important in the Baroque period
Cruda Amarilla didn’t follow, prima Practica, music, changing, using dissonance to express
what is a ritornello
An instrumental, refrain (a repeated section of music usually played by the full orchestra)
Libretto
just the text of an opera
Intermedi
Emerged as musical play performed as intermission during regular play
pastoral drama
Shepherds, shepherdas, nature, simple
madrigal cycles
tell story
Opera
A play put to music that’s acted out
recitative
Plot, moving forward, tends to be boring, point is to tell the story
aria
One person, expressing emotion, getting in the head of one character, plot, not moving forward, has regular rhythm and beat, with the whole orchestra
Basso ostinato
type of variation form in which a baseline or harmonic pattern is repeated as the basis of a piece underneath variations
Lament
chromatic movement downward 
Rameaus treatise on Harmony
The principles of tonality, sort of like theory one
what are the four affects
Love, anger, fear and sadness
Artusi
Italian, composer, criticized monte Verde because “Cruda Amarilli” didn’t follow prima Practica
Monteverdi
Italian, wrote only vocal Works, renowned opera composer
Giovanni Bardi
Count, had a court, post, hosted the Camerata meetings, Italian. Suspected Greek tragedies were sung all the way through
Cacchini
developed the concept of monody and solo singing Italian. Had a composer, daughter.
Farinelli
International opera, superstar, castrati, commanded, huge fees, Italian
Vincenzo Galilei
Theorist, composer, Italian, part of Camerata
Camerata
“Book club” discussed literature, science, and art
Girolamo Mei
Italian, historian/humanist, provided intellectual force to Florentine Camerata to attempt to revive ancient Greek music drama
Peri
Italian, composer and singer, convinced Greek tragedies, were sung in their entirety, set out to re-create ancient genre in modern form
Carissimi
Italian, leading, cantata, composer, remember today, for his oratorios, leading composer of Latin oratorios
Frescobaldi
well, known for his toccatas, best known for his keyboard music, organist at St. Peter’s in Rome, Italian
Schütz
German, combined Italian, first to set German text to Italian vocal style
, composed large and small scale, concertos,
Barbara Strozzi
Italian (Venice, Italy), daughter of poet/librettist Guillio Strozzi, one of the most prolific composer of vocal chamber music
King Louis XIV
French, built, Versailles, use art for propaganda, wanted people to move to Versailles to keep them away from Paris so they wouldn’t oppose in politically. Had 24 string players, follow him around (start of orchestra?)
Lully
Italian/French (born Italy – died France), only composer in entire country, who can create song drama in France (granted exclusive, royal privilege). Lully operas, massive influence in his country (died because he stabbed his foot with his staff too many times.)
Purcell
English composer, wrote prestigious pieces for English court, entire career, funded by Royal patronage, specialize in English text setting
Buxtehude
German organist/organ, music, composer, J.S. Bach’s influence. Composed mostly keyboard works.
Corelli
Italian composer, established early orchestras in Italy, laid the foundation for a string playing. Specialize in sonotas
toccata
sounds improvised
