Ch. 40 Flashcards
teachable; meant for teaching
pedagogical
Concerned with minor details and rules
Pedantic
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
didactic
director of church music; Bach assumed this position in Leipzig
cantor
a sacred vocal genre that employs the text and tune of a pre-existing Lutheran chorale in all or several of its movements
chorale cantata
What does the text of “Wachet Auf” announce?
the coming of a bridegroom toward his hopeful bride; Christ is the groom
A small violin usually tuned a minor third higher than the normal violin
violino piccolo
a recitative that features a full orchestral accompaniment
accompanied recitative
“with the part”
colla parte
a musical depiction of Christ’s crucifixion as recorded in the Gospels; traditionally performed on Good Friday
passion
an association of musicians, usually university students, who came together voluntarily to play the latest music before the public in a large cafe or beer hall
collegium musicum
a virtuoustic set of thirty variations preceded and concluded by a simple air, the air and each variation based on the same 32 bar harmonic pattern
Goldberg Variations
When Bach returned home to Leipzig, he set about making the Royal theme serve as the unifying element; he called this royally inspired collection the
Musical Offering
A collection of fugues and canons, all derived from the same subject and all apparently created for keyboard
The Art of the Fugue
Did Bach write for Opera?
NEVER
