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Test #2 (Chapter 9) Flashcards

1
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describe the political and aesthetic reasons why the first opera in France failed to win over the court

A

political: opera an imported art, anti- Italian fores
aesthetic: nobility found no compelling reason to listen to drama in its entirety from beginning to end, less text than a play, sung text more difficult to understand than spoken

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2
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define masque

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England; form of entertainment like an intermedi (poetry, songs, scenery, dance, instrumental music)

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3
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define ballet de cour

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  • preferred vehicle for musical theatre in France for the first 2/3 of the 17th C
  • heavily allegorical
  • heroes like stand-ins for reigning monarchs
  • combines song, dance, instrumental music
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4
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Who established sung drama in France as part opera, part ballet?

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Jean Baptiste Lully

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5
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Which genre, that was a mix of spoken drama and dance, highlighted the dancing talents of Louis XIV?

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comedie ballet (Lully)

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6
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what is another name for tragedie en musique?

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tragedie lyrique

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7
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which genre drew on classical mythology and chivalric romances for its subject matter with plots that were widely understood as veiled commentaries on recent events at court?

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tragedie en musique

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8
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What are the 4 components of the tragedie en musique?

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  1. French Overture: slow intro with dotted rhythms, followed by fast imitative section
  2. Allegorical Prologue
  3. Five Acts: all sung, each divided into different scenes
  4. Divertissements (interludes) to display dance, choral song, instrumental “symphonies” were played in the acts
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9
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dotted rhythms in the French Overture represented what?

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paying homage to the King

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10
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describe recit

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French; vocal style; declamatory; recitative

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11
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describe air

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aria; lyrical

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12
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what was the most important opera between 1670 and 1770?

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opera seria

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13
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What were two characteristics of the opera seria?

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  1. subject matter from classical antiquity. Rulers always heroic, generous; duty over personal gain
  2. action scenes sung in recitative, reflection scenes sung as aria
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describe opera seria

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“serious opera;” usually tragic content; developed in Italy; sung in Italian; contrast to later opera buffa

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15
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what is an opera buffa

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comic opera

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16
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what are the 2 types of recitatives?

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  1. recitativo semplice

2. recitativo accompagnato

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17
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recitativo semplice vs. recitativo accompagnato?

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semplice:
- only basso cont.
- used in long passages of prose

accompagnato:

  • with full orchestra
  • used in moments of high emotion and drama
18
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the recitativo semplice was later called ___?

A

recitativo secco (dry recitative)

19
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what was the exit convention?

A

singers left stage at applause to avoid upstaging others –> due to increasing virtuosity required of singers

20
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what is the term to describe males singing falsetto?

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countertenor

21
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The most important roles in opera seria went to ___?

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castrati

22
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describe the castrato singers

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  • 17th-18th C
  • young boys with promising voices castrated to prevent change of voice at puberty
  • voices combined high range of female voice with male physical power
  • celebrity status
23
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describe Da Capo Aria

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  • ABA
  • “from the head,” “from the top”
  • da capo at end of B section (go back to beginning of A)
  • singers embellish to show of vocal strengths in 2nd return of A
  • ritornello and recitative
24
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what is a ritornello?

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  • returning section
  • instrumental
  • establishes key, mood, theme of aria
25
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what is a recitative?

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  • solo voice declaims large quantity of text in a rapid manner
  • largely syllabic
  • emphasis on text rather than melody
26
Q

the large majority of arias in a typical aria seria are ____?

A

da capo arias

27
Q

who was Lully’s first rival on the French stage?

A

Jean-Philippe Rameau

28
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what was the Lullistes vs. Ramistes war?

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  • pamphlet war
  • Lully vs Rameau
  • mostly political
  • success of Rameau’s opera “castor et Pollux” provoked dismay among Lully’s followers
  • Rameau’s critics said writing was too rich, intricate
29
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what is the term for a soloistic moment which no orchestral accompaniment, when the soloist improvises with great virtuosity?

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cadenza

30
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what is the signal that a cadenza is about to begin?

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half cadence

31
Q

what was opera’s main season called?

A

Carnival

  • just after Christmas until Lent
  • Venice
32
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describe cantata

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  • applied to many different kinds of vocal works
  • sacred and secular
  • small and large scale works
  • one to many movements
  • often referred to solo madrigals in 17th C
33
Q

who was the first Frenchwoman to compose an opera?

A

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

34
Q

French and Italian cantatas tended to be _____ though sacred texts were used

A

non-liturigcal

35
Q

what were J.S. Bach’s cantatas written specifically for?

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use in Lutheran church services

36
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at which point in the church service were cantatas performed?

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  • just before or after sermon

- second cantata might follow Lord’s Prayer

37
Q

JSB only used the term cantata for ___ ____

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solo cantatas

**19th C editors applied term to other works of his

38
Q

highlight differences in the Lutheran service from the Catholic tradition

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  • mostly in German (not Latin)
  • lasted up to 4 hours
  • featured congregational hymns
39
Q

describe the concept of the “musical work” in the 17th and 18th C

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  • composers borrowed and re-worked materials
  • borrowed for practical reasons (ex deadlines) and in order to explore other styles
  • “musical work” an open-ended concept
40
Q

originality and its value rose greatly in which century?

A

19th C

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