middy Flashcards
divine office
basically the worship + work schedule for monasteries/convents
hildegard von bingen when
1098-1179
bingen what
convent abbess; poetry, prose, music writer
bingen style traits
big range, big intervallic leaps, florid melismas
imp of greek + roman antiquity
orig just scholars, but then gen people were very into it > architecture, vis art, poetry, music of renaissance
luigi rossi when
1597-1653
luigi rossi what did he do
composer, keyboard
luigi rossi where
naples, rome, paris
luigi rossi genres
canzonettas, cantatas, operas
atto melani when
1626-1714
melani what
ital castrato + composer
melani served who
de’medici
melani which composer did he perform for
rossi
melani what other job??? and result?
SPY for multiple courts????? eventually banished from france
melani sources of income
louis xiv court and made him abbot of a monastery, venice and luca and bologna made him a patrician
melani career late life
diplomacy (gave up music)
castrato
castrated before puberty to maintain soprano or alto voc range; very important in opera and baroque
castrato perofrmed which roles
leading roles for men, and also womens parts
baroque orchestra traits
usually bowed strings only or as core, plus harpsichord/organ. sometimes woodwinds and limited percussion
basso ostinato/ground bass
ostinato: musical figure that repeats > harmonic foundation
baroque lament aria ensemble
basso ostinato/ground bass, descending, triple meter
lament aria popular when (century)
17th cent
lament aria subcat of what
recit and aria
movement
individual piece in a multi-mvt genre
sonata
multi-mvt for solo inst and bc OR for solo keyboard
trio sonata
multi mvt genre for two inst soloists and bc
solo concerto
multi-mvt (usually 3) genre for 1 inst soloist and orchestra and bc
conc grosso
multi mvt (usually 3) genre, 2+ inst soloists, orch, bc
conc grosso common ensemble
2 violin, bc, string orch
suite
multi-mvt collection of dances
baroque/orchest dance suite
multi-mvt genre, orchestra, no soloists; each mvt named after dance type
fugue
piece or subsection of music with imit polyphony > genre or description
fugue ensemble
any instrument or combo of inst
subject
first mus theme of fugue
ritornello form
“refrain” by orch at beginning, end, and periodically during mvt; alternates w solo episodes
theme + variations form
idk this isnt in the notes its probably what it sounds like. fuck
bach what
foremost baroque composer, organist
bach court and job
duke of weimar, court organist + chamber musician
bach big work
brandenburg concertos
cantor
music director > in charge of music performed > selection, rehearsal, organ/inst maintenance, paid musicians, supervised music libraries
george frideric handel when
1685-1759
handel what
composer, violinist, harpsichordist
handel genres
most > orch dance suite, organ concerto, concerto grossi, operas, oratorios
how many handel opera
39
handel patron
georg ludwig of hanover
oratorio genre
secular, large scale music drama for voc soloists, chorus, orchestra
oratorio genre contains
orch overtures, arias, recit, duets, trios, choral numbers, orch interludes
oratorio sim/different to opera
based on libretto, plots, chars, narrator, but no acting, scene, costume; no pretending to be characters, just would tell you who they were
oratorios function
secular, despite often sacred subject
da capo aria form
ternary/aba form > first 2 stanzas are one way then b section then a again
vivaldi when
1678-1741
vivaldi what
violin, composer, priest, teacher, conductor