Chapter 30 Flashcards
What were Caccini’s major works? What did he contribute to the world of opera?
Euridice and he published a book called Le nuove musiche which talked about how to sing ornaments. He also started writing his ornaments in his music.
What were Peri’s major works? And length of production?
Dafne and Euridice (5 scenes)
What were Monteverdi’s major works? And length of production?
Orfeo (90 minutes) and Poppea
What did Peri contribute to the opera world?
He created the first two real operas. Before, all they had were plays with intermedios which are sung plays within the play. Peri’s opera was the first fully sung dramatic work.
What did Monteverdi contribute to the opera world?
Monteverdi added more instruments to his works. He added other parts to the opera too such as choral songs, choral dances, and instrumental pieces. Poppea wasn’t drawn from a Greek myth so that was different.
Explain Monteverdi’s Orfeo performance.
He wanted a small audience so he had it in this small room. The room was called a noble man’s room. They had no electricity. They performed in the corner of this room. It was not a stage. Behind them was a curtain and behind the curtain was the instrumentalists. The audience had to stand to watch the performance.
What is the difference between an aria, a recitative, and an arioso?
An arioso has less repeated notes than a recitative but doesn’t quite have the melody an aria has.
Who were the Florentine Camerata?
Made up of Bardi, Galilei, mei and others. They discussed literature, science, and the arts. They wanted to make a style of music that was similar to vocal declamation of ancient Greek tragedy.
opera
a dramatic work or play set to music; lines are not spoken, instead sung
libretto
the text that conveys the story of the opera, poetic verse, read before or during the opera
Stile rappresentativo
dramatic or theater style of vocal delivery created by the Florentine camerata, this style used rhythms, accents, and pitch of voice that is matched to what the text would do
Story of Orpheus
the Greek god of the sun and music, Orpheus, falls in love with Euridice who dies and goes to Hades. Orpheus tries saving her with song.
le nuove musiche
written by Caccini, collection of solo madrigals and strophic solo songs, he described early Baroque ornaments and vocal techniques
toccata
instrumental piece that is very technically difficult and very showy
Recitative
musically heightened speech, usually tells the audience what happened. There are a lot of repeated notes with long notes at end of phrases.
