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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Monteverdi Madrigals

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Ecco Mormorar, Cruda Amarilli

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Monteverdi Vespers

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Dixit Dominus, Duo Seraphim, Ave Maris Stella

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O quam tu pulchra es

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Schutz

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4
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Instrumental music by Frescobaldi

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Toccata 8, Canzona La Donatina

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5
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Dido and Aeneas

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Purcell, example of social context determining meaning

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L’Incoronazione de Poppea

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Monteverdi

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7
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Camerata

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Renaissance Florence, led by Bardi, Galilei and Caccini

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Gonzaga Court

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Patrons to Monteverdi from Manchua

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L’Orfeo

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Opera by Monteverdi, written for the Gonzaga Court, first opera to enter the canon

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10
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“Ay Mai Corpo”

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1600 sacred opera by Cavalieri

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11
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“Eurodice”

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1600 opera by Caccini

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12
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Jacobo Corsi

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Florentine patron, group similar to the Camerata

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13
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Singing Ladies of Ferrara

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Musical ensemble that inspired many others, many composers wrote specifically for them

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14
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Monteverdi

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Late 1500s/early 1600s, transition between Renaissance and Baroque, wrote operas and madrigals

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15
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Caccini

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Second half of 1500s, Camerata in Florence

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16
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Prima Pratica

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More focused on the music

17
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Segunda Pratica

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Focused on the expression of the text

18
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Monteverdi 1610 Vespers

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Written for Paul V, written to fain favor

19
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Schutz

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Early/mid 1600s, studied in Venice with Gabrieli, influenced by Monteverdi

20
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Stile Imbastantito

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Alternation between declamatory and non declamatory music

21
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30 Years War

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1618-1648, Protestant vs. Catholic, takes power from the Habsburgs

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Frescobaldi

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Composer/organist from Ferrara

23
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Opera forms

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Originally 5 acts, become 3 acts (intro, conflict, resolution)

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1600s Opera Trends

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Private to public, more tuneful music, soloist celebrity, chorus becomes less important, allegorical to character driven

25
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Intermedi

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Music before or after acts of a play

26
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Falso bordone

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Singing psalms in simple harmony

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