baroque period

Question 1

what is homophonic music?

Answer 1

playing the same thing and have the same rhythm

Question 2

what is polyphonic music?

Answer 2

playing different melodies and have seperate rhythms

Question 3

what is the lowest female singing voice?

Answer 3

alto

Question 4

what is the highest male singing voice?

Answer 4

tenor

Question 5

what is an aria?

Answer 5

• solo singer accompanied by an orchestra
• song sung in opera

Question 6

what is a small group of soloists and a full orchestra called?

Answer 6

concerto grosso

Question 7

what is a passacaglia?

Answer 7

a musical form of continuous variation in 3/4 time

Question 8

drama set to music, singers accompanied by an orchestra is called?

Answer 8

opera

Question 9

what is a chorus?

Answer 9

a group of singers with more than one person singing each part

Question 10

what is a coloratura?

Answer 10

high, florid singing involving elaborate ornamentation of a melody

Question 11

what is a full orchestra in a concierto grosso called?

Answer 11

ripieno

Question 12

what is a concertino?

Answer 12

the small group of soloists in a concierto grosso

Question 13

what is an ornament?

Answer 13

added notes that embelish the principal notes in a melody line

Question 14

what is recitative?

Answer 14

a type of speech song supported by sustained chords on basso continuo. sung by soloist

Question 15

what time does the baroque period take place?

Answer 15

1600-1750

Question 16

what famous musicians where ther in the baroque period?

Answer 16

•Monteverdi
•Corelli
•Purcell
•A. Scarlatti
•Vivaldi
•J.S. Bach
•Handel

Question 17

what is basso continuo?

Answer 17

baroque conposers wouod write the bass line of the music with numbers written underneath. The cello player would play the written notes and the harpsichord player would ‘fill out’ the chords using the numbers as a guide

Question 18

what is a ritornello?

Answer 18

a recurrent musical section that alternatives with different episodes of contrasting material

Question 19

what is the highest female singing voice?

Answer 19

soprano

Question 20

what is the lowest male singing voice?

Answer 20

bass

Question 21

what is the female middle singing voice?

Answer 21

mezzo-soprano

Question 22

what is the male middle singing voice?

Answer 22

baritone

Question 23

what is oratorio?

Answer 23

oratorio is similar to opera except the storylines were based on sacred texts - mainly taken from the old testament

Question 24

what is suspension?

Answer 24

an effect that occurs when a note from one chord is held over to the next chord creating discord, and is then resolved by moving one step to make a concord

Question 25

what is a mordent?

Answer 25

the main note is played, the note above and back to the main note again

Question 26

what is an acciaaccatura?

Answer 26

this sounds like a very quick, crushed note

Question 27

what does the string family consist of?

Answer 27

violins, violas, cellos and double basses

Question 28

what were the main keyboard instruments?

Answer 28

the organ and the harpsichord

Question 29

what is a harpsichord?

Answer 29

the harpsichord was a popular keyboard instrument in the Baroque period, with its distinctive plucked sound

Question 30

what is the Baroque orchestra mainly made up of?

Answer 30

it was mainly made up of string players and whatever wind instruments were available. the conductor of the orchestra would also play the harpsichord

Question 31

what is contrast?

Answer 31

contrast is the difference between parts or different instrument sounds

Question 32

what does tutti mean in ritornello?

Answer 32

everyone

Question 33

what is cantata?

Answer 33

a shorter form of oratorio