Chapter 13 Flashcards
seconda practica
music is a servant of the words, and you can break rules as a rhetorical device
How did science and technology affect people’s view of the authority of the church?
became more free thinking because science proved the church wrong (the Earth is not the centre of the universe)
What developments were notable in 17th century Italy?
the first recitatives
What developments were notable in 17th century Paris/Rome?
the first orchestras
What developments were notable in 17th century Venice?
Divas
What developments were notable in 17th century London?
Public concerts
What developments were notable in 17th century France?
the first child prodigy (not Mozart, a girl)
What overall were people interested in in 17th century music?
drama, instrumental music, new developments in tonality
What did René Descartes say about the affects?
He wrote the passions of the soul: for every motion there is a specific emotion evoked in the soul
- He put emphasis on observable effects
What are the seven categories of affection?
Sadness, joy, anger, love, fear, excitement, wonder
Which of all the affects was the one that you must learn first to understand the others?
wonder
What kind of emotion did second practica like to express?
bitterness, and they used dissonance to express it
Who created the idea of second practica?
Montiverdi
What were some characteristics of prima practica?
you cannot break the rules, the words follow the music
What did Giovanni Maria Artusi do?
Criticized Montiverdi for breaking the rules
Basso Continuo
bass line is written out and instruments fill in the chords to add to the melodic lines
what are some continuo instruments?
harpsichord, organs, lutes, theorbo
figured bass
the bass line is supplied with numbers, or sharp/flat symbols to indicate which chords to play
realization
a piece is half-composed and the performer improvises some of it during the performance (think lead sheet)
concertato
independent parts played together by multiple voices or different instruments
ornamentation in baroque music
means for moving the affections
