Chapter 43

Question 1

Capitalism

Answer 1

economic system in which the means of production of goods are privately owned and continually reinvested to bring ever-increasing wealth to private individuals

Question 2

Alberti bass

Answer 2

an accompaniment pattern of triads that the notes are placed successively in a pattern

Question 3

Murky bass

Answer 3

German called Alberti bass this

Question 4

Pianoforte

Answer 4

a piano

Question 5

Acciaccatura

Answer 5

dissonant downbeat chords, came from Spanish guitar

Question 6

Hand-crossing

Answer 6

left hand crosses over right

Question 7

Frederick the Great

Answer 7

a king oft he north German kingdom of Prussia from 1740-1786

Question 8

Essay on the True Art of Playing the Keyboard

Answer 8

written by CPE Bach in 1753 and 1762, two-part instruction book for keyboard, for both accompanist and soloist and is about musical intervals, key signatures, figured bass realization, ornamentation, improvisation, accompanying techniques, and fingering, CPE Bach wanted musicians to play from the soul not in a trained manner

Question 9

Empfindsamer Stil

Answer 9

hyper-expressive, used by CPE Bach

Question 10

Bedung

Answer 10

hold and wiggle a key of the clavichord, produces a vibrating sound

Question 11

Fantasia

Answer 11

rhapsodic, improvisatory work, often unbarred

Question 12

Bach-Abel concerts

Answer 12

Carl Abel and JC Bach created it, a public concert series that lasted for 20 years in London

Question 13

Square Piano

Answer 13

similar in shape and size to the virginal with strings running at right angles to the keys, small enough to sit on a table

Question 14

Grand piano

Answer 14

large piano with sturdy legs and strings running same direction as the keys

Question 15

What were Domenico Scarlatti’s dates?

Answer 15

1685-1757

Question 16

What did Scarlatti contribute?

Answer 16

40 keyboard works, 555 sonatas, Essercizi (30 sonatas and talks about harpsichord developments)

Question 17

What techniques did Scarlatti use in his pieces?

Answer 17

hand-crossing and acciaccatura to help build layers

Question 18

What city was Scarlatti associated with?

Answer 18

born in Naples, ended up in Madrid

Question 19

What are JC Bach’s dates?

Answer 19

1735-1782

Question 20

Explain JC Bach’s style.

Answer 20

smooth and graceful, right hand just plays the melody line

Question 21

What are CPE Bach’s dates?

Answer 21

1714-1788

Question 22

Who did CPE Bach write music for?

Answer 22

amateur keyboardists

Question 23

Who learned from The True Art of Playing the Keyboard?

Answer 23

Clementi, Haydn, and Beethoven

Question 24

What was CPE Bach’s job?

Answer 24

He was the Berlin king’s accompanist for his flute playing

Question 25

What are the 5 elements of music with which we may discuss and critique music of all styles and periods?

Answer 25

Melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, and dynamics

Question 26

When was the piano invented?

Answer 26

1700

Question 27

Who invented the piano? And where?

Answer 27

Cristofori, Italy

Question 28

Differences between piano and harpsichord

Answer 28

dynamics, piano strikes the strings rather than plucks them, variety of articulations