Final Flashcards
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Cori Spezzati
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- Developed by Giovanni Gabrieli (worked at St. Mark’s basilica in Venice)
- “Spaced Out Choirs”
- Polychoral technique that used small groups antiphonally to create a stereo effect
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Basso Continuo
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- type 1: chords payed by a single instrument–harpsichord, organ, lute
- type 2: Doubled bass line on a linear bass instrument–viola de gamba, bassoon, cello
3
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Monody
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accompanied solo song
- accomp by lute or keyboard
- high voice and figured bass
- forerunner of Italian Aria
4
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Jacopo Peri
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- Dafne–1st opera
- L’Euridice–1st surviving opera
- recitative–voices move freely through consonance and dissonance over basso continuo
5
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Monteverdi
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- L’Orfeo–1st opera masterpiece
- Poppea–used arioso style to depict love
6
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Oratorio
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a large-scale musical composition that resembles an opera but has
- subject that is always religious
- little to no staging
- a narrator
- Chorus that takes on various roles
- more vocal variety (recit., aria, duet, chorus, instrumental interludes)
7
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Carissimi
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one of the first oratorio composers
-best known oratorio: Jepthe
8
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Lully
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French Opera
- simple recitative: natural flow of French words
- measured recitative: more songlike with more emotion in accompaniment
- airs: more metrically stable, simple and syllabic
9
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Trio Sonata
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2 violins and basso continuo #2 (viola and cello)
10
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Corelli
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outstanding composer of sonata
- sonata da chiesa (Church sonata)
- sonata da camera (chamber sonata)
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Vivaldi
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Concerto style
- I and II Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass (doubles cello part)
- for solo instrument (mostly violin)
- 3 movt. (fast-slow-fast)
- recurring ritornello form
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Traite de l’harmonie
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Rameau
- harmony based on triads
- chord identity not changed when bass changes
13
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Masque
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aristocratic entertainment based on allegorical or mythological theme
- Henry Purcell
- “Dido and Aeneas” (3 act opera with only 4 roles)
14
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Bach’s cantatas
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- text came from Lutheran Bible, chorales, combined biblical and chorale texts, original
- written for: solo singers, small choir 3 per part SATB, orchestra 1-3 players per instrument
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Handel’s Italian operas
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- subjects: historical, mythological, romantic
- recitative types: simple (just basso continuo) or accompanied (orchestral throughout)
- da capo arias: eliminates excessive repetitions
- English opinion changed about Italian opera
