Test #2 (Chapter 8)

Question 1

what was the predominant genre of secular music in Italy during the first half of the 17th C?

Answer 1

Italian madrigal

Question 2

define madrigal

Answer 2

any through-composed setting of freely structured verse

Question 3

what is the term for when voices of any number combine with instruments (either basso cont. alone or basso cont. plus instruments?)

Answer 3

concertato madrigal

Question 4

the concertato madrigal is an example of which principle at work?

Answer 4

monodic principle

Question 5

In which pamphlet from 1600 did theorist Giovanni Artusi attack the treatment of dissonances in certain madrigals by Monteverdi?

Answer 5

“The Artusi, or The Imperfections of Modern Music”

Question 6

Who did Monteverdi credit as the originators of the seconda prattica?

Answer 6

Cipriano de Rore and Adrian Willaert

Question 7

Why did Italian opera have slow acceptance outside of Italiy (1650-1750?)

Answer 7

• length
• language
• nationalistic
• participatory vs. viewed entertainment

Question 8

define tactus

Answer 8

rhythmic pulse in the 16th C; steady beat

Question 9

What was one of the struggles that composers faced with early operas?

Answer 9

recitatives couldn’t provide sufficient musical variety to maintain viewer interest; had to find a way to compose operas that were both musically and dramatically satisfying