Quiz #3 Flashcards
Basso Continuo
Italian for Continuous Bass which is a pair of two instruments. One plays chords and the other sustains
concerto
a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale.
Florentine camerata
also known as the Camerata de’ Bardi, were a group of humanists, musicians, poets and intellectuals in late Renaissance Florence who gathered under the patronage of Count Giovanni de’ Bardi to discuss and guide trends in the arts, especially music and drama
lament bass
descending in a very conjunct and sad way
opera
sung drama
oratorio
a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action. Well-known examples include Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah, and Haydn’s The Creation.
ornamentation
unique to the Baroque period, special detail and little things
ostinato
a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm
patronage
the support given by a patron
recitative
one singer accompanied by basso continuo
ritornello
a short instrumental refrain or interlude in a vocal work.
virtuoso
a highly skilled performer
Doctrine of Affections
based off of an ancient philosophy that viewed music as a stimulus which could move the affects in the body
Program music
music that has an extra-musical idea to go along with it. It might be a story, an idea, a picture, or a text
Absolute music
music that has NO extra-musical idea to go along with it. It is music for its own sake, with the composer giving you NO hint as to what it might be depicting
