Baroque period (sacred and secular music) Flashcards
-It means “irregularly shapred pearl.”
-This is the style of music, art, sculpture, and architecture from 1600 to 1750
Baroque
A musical ornament played by rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semistone or a stone apart
Trill
-Also known as the “grace note”
-It consists of ab added note in a melody that is resloved, which delays the appearance of the principal note
Appoggiatura
It is similar to the trill; however, it has a single alteration, wheareas the trill has multiple alterations for the duration of the note
Mordent
It is applied in meliodic phrases in which the melody is introduced and later imitated with elaborate ornamentation
Question and Answer style
-It was born in italy during the baroque era.
-In latin and italian, it means “labor, work.” and composition”
-it is a drama into music with elaborate costumes.
-At its inception, classical opera was dominated by, men, sikilar to the noh theater of japan.
Opera
A musical texture in which a solo instrument or a voice dominates other parts that serves as accompaniment the solo part is either an aria or a recitative
Monody
A lyrical song accompanied by an orchestra. The recitative is a musical form of talking accompanied sparsely by a harpsichard
Aria
A musical play without scenery, costumes, and acting unlike the opera that is secular and based on mythology, oratorio features a religious subject.
Oratorio
A musical performance in both sacred and secular styles with acting and scenery
Cantata
A special kind of cantata that was made by german composer through germany composer johann sebastian bach that was sung and played in lutheran church services
Chorale cantata