Exam 2 Study Guide Flashcards
Aria
An elaborate lyrical song for solo voice
Cyclical
A technique where a melody occurs often in a piece to unify the movements
Opera Buffa
Comic Opera
Ritornello
Theme that returns again and again; Italian for “return” or “refrain”(Baroque)
Drama Giocoso
Drama with jokes
Collegium Musicum
Group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with an university playing usually little know music
“Dido and Aeneas”
By Purcell, for girls boarding school as a kind of senior class play
J.S. Bach
German composer and musician of Baroque period, made “Organ Fugue in G minor”
Minuet and Trio
A stately dance in triple meter. First comes the minuet, followed by a related TRIO, and then repeat of the minuet
AB CD AB
Symphony no. 5
A symphony widely known by Beethoven that was played in Vienna
Symphony
A genre of instrumental music for orchestra consisting of several movements
Absolute
Instrumental Music that is free of a text or any preexisting program
Fugue
A composition for 3-5 parts played or sung, begins with a presentation of a subject that comes throughout the pieces repeatedly but smoothly
Baroque Period
1600-1750
Scherzo
“Joke”, A light or playful composition(Classical)
String quartet
Standard instrumental ensemble for chamber music consisting of a single first and second cello, a viola and a cello usually in three or four
Antonio Stradivari
Made the Stradivarius violin
4 and 3 Movement Plan
Idk
Heiligenstadt testamenta
Beethovens last will and testament, included the trumpet, sackbut, Shawn and drum. Popular in Middle Ages
Baroque Aesthetics
Signifying excess and extravagance
George Handel
A German but later British composer who spent majority of his career in London well known for his operas, oratorios and organ concertos
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian Baroque composer, violinist who made “Four Seasons”
Classical Aesthetics
Symmetry. Balanced phrases and harmonious proportion avoiding ornate decoration
Harpsichord
Keyboard instrument, popular in Baroque era, used plucking system
Wolfgang Amaeus Mozart
Influential composer who was a prodigy at youth(Classical Era) composed “Symphony no. 40 in G minor”
Sonata Form
Musical structure consisting of 3 major structures;
a exposition
a development
a recapitulation
Da Capo Aria
An aria in two sections, with an obligatory return to and repeat of the first
Symphonic Erioca
Erioca means “third”, by Beethoven was a piece for and about Napoleon and a memorial to him
Patronage System vs. Freelance
Composing music for wealthy people vs. composing for themselves
Opera
A dramatic work in which the actors sing some or all their parts
Libretto
The text of an opera
Oratorio
Large-scale genre of sacred music involving an overture, arias, recitatives and choruses but sung whether in a theater or a church, without costumes or scenery
Opera Seria
Dominated the Baroque stage, made use of historical and mythological subjects
Recitative
Musically heightened speech, to report dramatic action or advance in plot
Basso continuo part
Small ensemble of at least two instruments who provide a foundation for the melody or melodies above(Purely Baroque)
Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer and Pianist(classical) wrote sonata no. 8 “Pathetique”
“La primavera(spring)”
First piece of “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi
“Dom Giovanni”
An opera by Mozart made of 2 parts about the legends of Don Juan, a seducer and murderer
Overture
Introductory movement, used by orchestra, precedes opera, Ontario, and dance suites
Trio Sonata
Ensemble consisting of four performers, two playing upper parts and two on the basso continuo instruments(Baroque)
Baroque Orchestra
Sometimes directed by the harpsichord or organ, and a base like provided by cellos or bassoon
Programmatic
A piece of instrumental music, that seeks to add music to recreate emotions and events form a story or play etc
Opus
Latin for “Work”, adopted by musicians to identify their work
Librettist
An author of the words in a play
Concerto
Instrumental genre in which one or more soloist play with or against an orchestra
Classical Period
1750-1820
