HISTORY 121 WEEK ONE Flashcards
CH13 and 14
What is a seconda practica?
second practice, music role to reflect the meaning of the text.
Justified by dramatic situations.
Science: The solar system info
Earth was no longer the centre of everything but that the planets all circle the sun.
This made religious people fearful that the church got other things wrong too.
Belief: Thats all the religious view of the earth was.
What were the 17th Century Discoveries?
Science: the solar system
Inductive method and Deductive method
Invention of the calculus
Ideas of political equality and capitalism
What were the novelties in the 17th century?
New musical genres: Opera, orattorio, contata, overture, concerto, solo sonata, trip sonata, Keyboard sonata, Suite, Fugue, Chaconne, Passacaglia.
Rene descartes affection theory perspective
the passion of the soul (1645-46) for every motion stimulating the senses there is a specific motion evoked in the soul.
- Had an emphasis on observable effects
- categories of affection: Sadness, joy, anger, love, fear, excitement, Wonder.
- wonder is most important.
What is “free verse”?
7 + 11 syllable lines
Last two lines often are rhymed
What was the Artusi - Monterverdi Controversy?
- Artusi said that Monterverdi broke the counterpoint rules in his madrigal.
- Monterverdi said he didn’t need to follow that belief.
- Monterverdi in his second measure used dissonant Intervals.
- Using music (melody) to reflect the lyric.
- Music theorists were like NAH and Monterverdi was like YAH.
What is Prima Practice?
Primary Practice. (Counterpoint practice)
What is the solo madrigal?
- Composers tried to move away from polyphonic madrigals.
- solo voice w/ Basso continuo
What if Figured Bass?
The composer provided #’s and flat or sharps signs below the bass notes to indicate voice leading an chords to be improvised by the performers.
What is the Orpheus Legend?
A man and women get married he then gets news that she was bitten by a snake and died and in the underworld he wants to save her so sings his way down (animals liked his music too) but can’t make eye contact or she die and then they made eye contact so she died again.
What is Renaissance Antecedents?
1) Pastoral Drama
2) Madrigal
3) Intermedio (ex. Commercial)
Why was opera invented?
It was invented due to the “Ancient Greek tragedy”. Plays/dramas with sad endings from Ancient in Greece.
What are the characteristics of Ancient Greek Music?
- Consisted of single melody
- was sung my soloist or chorus
- performed with or without accompaniment
- Could evoke powerful emotions in listener
- used natural vocal registers, melodic contour, meter and tempo
What is the Florentine Camerata?
A group of academics that would meet and talk about Ancient Greek Music and what it sounded like.
