Chapter 32 Flashcards
Counter Reformation
The church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, Catholics painted nudity with religious art, made people pay money for remission of sin
Jesuits
established colleges to show a true Catholic life by using education of music and drama
cappella pontificia sistina
the pope’s private vocal ensemble during the 17th century
stile antico
old or traditional style
Tenebrae service
Morning service of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. It is in total darkness to represent the dark part of the world where Christ isn’t Lord.
Falsobordone
started as an improvisation technique where three voices would be above or below the psalm tone to create root position chords, later it wasn’t improvising just singing in root position chords with ornamentation at cadences.
Colossal Baroque
has four or more choirs answering each other or singing together
Reverberation time
the time it takes for the sound to die out
Alternatim technique
a technique where the verses of a chant are assigned to alternating performing forces, such as an organ and a choir
Fiori musicali
Frescobaldi’s collection of Mass music to serve St. Peter’s and other churches, written in 1635
Organ Mass
A mass where the organ alternates with or replaces the choir
Organ verset
Each independent organ section in an alternatim organ mass
Ricercar
an instrumental piece, usually for lute or keyboard, that is similar to the 16th century imitative motet
Tonal answer
the following voice that imitates the subject at the interval of a fifth above or a fourth below and changes the subject to keep the music in the home tonality
Oratorio
a Latin religious multimovement work that included solo voices using recitative, arioso, and aria and chorus for commentary and summary
