Baroque Flashcards
What country did opera originate
Florence, Italy
First opera we have record of
Eurydice
First major opera
Orfeo
How many movements are in a concerto grosso
3
Sonata means
Sound
Cantata means
Sing
How many people are involved in a trio sonata
4
Sonata da camera
Chamber sonata
Sonata de chiesa
Church sonata
Handel
Wrote messiah
Button saved his life in a duel
Was born in Germany and moved to England
Monteverdi
Wrote orfeo
Worked for the court of mantua
Bach
Lutheran
Married his cousin Barbara
Four sons to become composers
Purcell
Wrote dido and Aeneas
Born in England
Vivaldi
Wrote four seasons
Known as the red priest
Four instruments that could be used to fill a continuo part
Cello
Bass
Organ
Harpsichord
Terraced dynamics
Only loud and soft
No in between
Sound changes suddenly
do not exist
Means little book and is where the story of the opera is derived
Libretto
Part of opera that is a spoken style of singing that acts like dialogue and is used to move the action along
Recitative
What year was the messiah written
1741
What are you supposed to do when the hallelujah chorus is played/sung
Stand up
Part of opera is which a singer is able to express the emotions of his/her character
Aria
Who writes the libretto
Librettist
What culture did the camerata look to model opera after
Greek
Describe the florentine cameratas role in the creation on opera
In 1575, a group of people got together to create a new style of music that combines singing and drama
Difference between opera and oratorio
Opera- like a play
Oratorio- like a concert
Polyphonic composition based a theme
Fugue
4 ways that the subject of a fugue can be varied?
Retrograde- backwards
Version- upside down
Augmentation- make bigger(extend notes)
Diminution- make smaller(shorten notes)
Small group of soloists in a concerto grosso
Concertino
Large group that accompanies the soloists in a concerto grosso
Tutti
Theme of a concerto grosso that is repeated many times through a movement
Ritornello
Multi Movement work soloists, chorus, and orchestra that has a narrative text and is often times based on biblical themes
Oratorio
What year was orfeo written
1607
2 large sections of a French overture
1- pampas, French, dotted rhythms, broad, and slow
2- light, quick, opens fugue like
Describe the circumstances concerning the premiere of the messiah
Premiered in 1742 in Dublin to raise money for a debters prison. The kind stood during the hallelujah chorus
Dates of baroque period
1600-1750
