Test #2 (Chapter 7) Flashcards
(29 cards)
Who were the Florentine Camerata?
Group of poets, musicians and noblemen gathered at the house of Count Giovanni de’Bardi in Florence to discuss how to allow a single voice to predominate in a texture that’s not necessarily polyphonic
What was the name of the group of people who debated ways to recreate the style of singing used by the ancient Greeks?
Florentine Camerata
Who was the person who was asked to organize entertainment for the wedding of Fernando de’Medici to Christine de Lorraine?
Giovanni de’Bardi
what was the term to describe the traditional style of Renaissance polyphony?
prima prattica
what was the term to describe the placing of the solo vocal line above an instrumental line which acted like a subordinate accompaniment?
seconda prattica
what were two things that the seconda prattica focused on?
- emphasis on projection of the text
2. rhythm should be modeled on the rhythm of speech***
By the mid 16th C, composers wanted to recover ____ _____
classical antiquity
Classical antiquity was the ___?
attraction to the reputation of having musical powers
What were the 2 ways in which classical antiquity would be recovered?
- music should be driven by the word
2. affect of text should be heightened by musical devices
What was the problem with the recovery of classical antiquity in the mid 16th C?
multiple lines in polyphonic works may obscure the textual meanings (therefore lessening the overall power of the work)
Who were the three main composers associated with the seconda prattica?
- Peri
- Caccini
- Cavalieri
What is the term for the supporting line that often creates a homophonic texture?
basso continuo
What concept did the basso continuo originally emerge from?
seconda prattica
What is the term for the series of numbers that composers used to indicate deviations from root-position harmonies?
figured bass
performers add the ___ ____ in upper voices based on the figured bass
implied harmonies
which instruments played the basso continuo?
instruments capable of playing chords
Why was the bass line often doubled in Baroque music?
It enhanced the sense of polarity between the upper and lower voices
What did the basso continuo allow for (in terms of text projection?)
The clear projection of text, with a single voice, within polyphonic texture
What was the Greek style?
using melody and rhythm to sustain the word
solo singing brought upon the emergence of ____
opera
define opera
sung drama in which individual singers assume the role of individual characters
what is the term to describe the combination of solo voice and basso continuo
monody
describe some of the concepts that can be used to describe monody
- measured and free
- lyrical yet rhythmically fluid
- partway between song and speech
monody had many key features including:
- chromaticism used sparingly
- soloist able to embellish at will
- spontaneity in performance
- straightforward melodic lines
- emerging conception of chordal harmony
- constant struggle to balance lyrical interest and textual intelligibility