Midterm Flashcards
Monteverdi Madrigals
Ecco Mormorar, Cruda Amarilli
Monteverdi Vespers
Dixit Dominus, Duo Seraphim, Ave Maris Stella
O quam tu pulchra es
Schutz
Instrumental music by Frescobaldi
Toccata 8, Canzona La Donatina
Dido and Aeneas
Purcell, example of social context determining meaning
L’Incoronazione de Poppea
Monteverdi
Camerata
Renaissance Florence, led by Bardi, Galilei and Caccini
Gonzaga Court
Patrons to Monteverdi from Manchua
L’Orfeo
Opera by Monteverdi, written for the Gonzaga Court, first opera to enter the canon
“Ay Mai Corpo”
1600 sacred opera by Cavalieri
“Eurodice”
1600 opera by Caccini
Jacobo Corsi
Florentine patron, group similar to the Camerata
Singing Ladies of Ferrara
Musical ensemble that inspired many others, many composers wrote specifically for them
Monteverdi
Late 1500s/early 1600s, transition between Renaissance and Baroque, wrote operas and madrigals
Caccini
Second half of 1500s, Camerata in Florence
Prima Pratica
More focused on the music
Segunda Pratica
Focused on the expression of the text
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Written for Paul V, written to fain favor
Schutz
Early/mid 1600s, studied in Venice with Gabrieli, influenced by Monteverdi
Stile Imbastantito
Alternation between declamatory and non declamatory music
30 Years War
1618-1648, Protestant vs. Catholic, takes power from the Habsburgs
Frescobaldi
Composer/organist from Ferrara
Opera forms
Originally 5 acts, become 3 acts (intro, conflict, resolution)
1600s Opera Trends
Private to public, more tuneful music, soloist celebrity, chorus becomes less important, allegorical to character driven
Intermedi
Music before or after acts of a play
Falso bordone
Singing psalms in simple harmony
