Listening Flashcards
Flow My Tears
1600
John Dowland
Lute Ayre
In English - many of his songs had sorrowful texts.
Orfeo: Toccata
1607
Claudio Monteverdi
Introduction fanfare to the opera Orfeo; meant to signal to the audience the Opera was beginning.
Trumpets -BADABADA BUM
Orfeo: Possente Spirito
1607
Claudio Monteverdi
Aria
Orfeo trying to convince the boatman, Caronte, to let him pass.
Published an ornamented version of the melody as guideline for singers.
There are interchanging, note heavy parts between the voice and instruments.
Persee: Overture
1682
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Tradgedie en musique
French Overture includes:
-Overdotting
-Ornaments
-Notes Inegales (unequal eighth notes)
-Instrumental; lots of strings.
Persee: Act 2, Scene 6
1682
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Tradgedie en musique
Perseus and Andromeda sing a duet - she tries to save him by lying about her love.
Bleeds right into the divertissement.
Dido and Aeneas:
Recit: Thy Hand Belinda
1689
English Opera
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas:
Aria: When I am Laid in the Earth
1689
English Opera
Henry Purcell
Guilio Cesare:
Empio diro tu sei
1724
George Frederic Handel
Rage Aria - a decapo Aria (ABA’)
Coloratura
Ceasar is upset that Pompey was killed.
A woman’s voice; extremely difficult.
(countertenor in recording)
The Beggars Opera
Air 11: A fox may steal your hens, sir
1728
Ballad Opera
John Gay (libretto)
Johann Christoph Pepusch (arranger)
Tune by John Eccles
An oboe and the singer are in unison, with accompaniment.
Israel in Egypt
Aria: Their Land Brought Forth Frogs
1739
George Frederic Handel
Oratorio
Text-painting to sound like frogs
Israel in Egypt
Chorus: But the waters overwhelmed
1739
George Frederic Handel
Oratorio
Trio Sonata in C Major. Op 40, No 1.
Allemande (4th. movement.)
1694
Arcangelo Corelli
Trio Sonata (Sonata de Camera)
Mystery Sonatas
“The Resurrection,” 2cnd Mvmt.
c. 1674
Henrich Ignaz Franz von Beiber
Violin Sonata
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op 6. No 8.
4th Mvmt Vivace
5th Mvmt Allegro
6th Mvmt Largo
Pub. 1714
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso
Mvmt 4 in 3/4!
Strings only.
Spring from the Four Seasons
1725
Vivaldi
Concerto
Water Music
1717
George Frederic Handel
Dance Suite
Brass and drums!
Written for King George I’s london river parades.
Toccata IX
1627
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Toccata
Think aggressive harpsichord playing for the midterm.
Suite No. 6 for Harpsichord (Lament)
1654
Johann Jacob Froberger
Harpsichord Suite
About the heir to the throne’s death - there is a long ascending C major scale at the end to represent their ascent to heaven.
Sounds slow compared to other harpsicord piece.
Praeludium in E major. BUXWV 141
c.1675-1680
Dietrich Buxtehude
Organ Prelude - alternating sections that are fugue-like or slower. Very virtuosic pedal lines.
Durch Adams Fall
1710
Johannes Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude - a catechism chorale.
About original sin.
Has falling 7ths to represent the devil.
Prelude No. 2 in C minor
1722
Bach
Straight 16th notes basically, with an improvisatory-esque section.
Fugue No. 2 in C Minor
1722
Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 Mvmt. 3
1721
Bach
Concerto Grosso
Played by a concertino (solo group), including violin, recorder, oboe, and trumpet in F.
Its a fugue!
High trumpet part!
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L’incoronazione di Poppea
Pur Ti Mio
1642
Claudio Monteverdi
Opera
La Favorite
1713
Fancois Couperin
A clavecin piece
- BWV 127 Herr Jesu Christ - Mvmt. 1
1731
Bach
Chorale Cantata
Bach uses three Lutheran chorales in the instrumental opening to the cantata that reference different Biblical texts.
BWV 140 Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme
1725
Bach
Chorale Cantata
Chorale is by Philipp Nocolai in bar form AAB about the wise and foolish virgins waiting for the bridegroom.
