Reading Quiz 8 Flashcards
Where was early Baroque style first developed?
Italy
Which of the following was an important innovation of the earl Baroque era?
Opera
Gabrieli’ “O magnum mysterium” is
Part of a larger motet.
What happened to rhythm and meter in the early Baroque period?
Rhythms became more definite and regular, and bar lines began to be used to specify meter.
What is the basso continuo (or, simply, continuo) in Baroque music?
The performance of the baseline by a melodic instrument such as cello with chordal reinforcement from harpsichord or organ.
In the Baroque ground-bass form, how is music constructed?
The bass instruments play a single short melody many times, generating a set of repeated harmonies. Upper instruments or voices then play melodies that are adjusted to the harmonies determine by the bass.
What is functional harmony?
A system in which all chords have a specific function in relation to the tonic chord (the chord on the home pitch) and each other.
The earliest operas were
Court entertainments for royal celebrations.
In a recitative, the composer’s aim is to have the singers
Follow the rhythm of highly emotional speech.
What is an aria?
An extended vocal number for a solo singer with orchestral accompaniment.
Who composed the operas Orfeo and The Coronation of Poppea?
Claudio Monteverdi
In Dido and Aeneas, what id Dido doing as she sings the Aira usually referred to as “Dido’s Lament”?
Preparing to commit sucide
What were the main sources for the development of instrumental music in the early Baroque era?
Dance, virtuosity, and vocal music
What is a dance suite?
A piece consisting of a set of dances to be played by instruments or an orchestra
During the late seventeenth century, Arcangelo Corelli was the foremost
Volin virtuoso
