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1
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classical with no words

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Baroque

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2
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a piece of baroque that would usually express one continuous mood
-misshaped pearl
-elaborate
-ornamented

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Unity of Mood

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3
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to balance and appease the affections

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Affections

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4
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sudden leaps in volume, instead of a gradual swell
steady, stable mood

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Terraced

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5
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a composition where a short melody/idea is introduced (the subject) in the beginning by a single voice and taken by other voices and developed

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Fugue

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6
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the relationship between voices that are interdependent harmonically but independent in rhythm and counter

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Contrapuntal/ Counterpoint

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7
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a hymn tune, usually sung

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Chorale

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8
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-full congregation participates
-mainly taken from folk songs and catholic hymns
-instrumental accompaniment
-steady rhythm and usually one note per syllable

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Cantata

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9
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-created by Bach
-compromise
-allows fixed path instruments to play in all keys

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Equal Temperament

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10
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-recitative
-often lead into an aria

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Opera

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11
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vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch of speed

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Aria

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12
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orchestral composition that informs the audience of the overall dramatic mood

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Overature

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13
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-specialized male singer whose voice is produced by castration of the singer before puberty
-large barrel chest

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Castrati

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14
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-male voice trained to sing the range of a female contralto
-used to replace the roles of castrati

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Contratenor

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15
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-1780-1820
-emphasis on simplicity and clarity, tuneful melody and simple harmony
-end of figured base

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Classical

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16
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-continuous period of political and social upheaval
-composers become more independent as opposed to servants

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Patronage System

17
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1685-1750
-master composer and improviser of the Baroque style
-works for the church
-controversy between Lutherans and Pietists

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John Sebastian Bach

18
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-drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment
-begins in Italy around 1600 in Florence
-entertainment for the Upper class
-fusion of acting, music, poetry, dance, scenery, costumes

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Operas

19
Q

-fellowship or society
-group of nobles and artists entertaining themselves
-modeled after ancient Greek tragedy

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Camerata

20
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person who writes the text of an opera

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Liberttist

21
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words of the opera

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Liberetto

22
Q

light voice, roles for grace and charm

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Lyric Soprano

23
Q

full powerful voice

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Dramatic Soprano

24
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very high range, can execute rapid scales and trills

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Coloratura (soprano)

25
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lyric tenor, dramatic tenor

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Types of Tenors

26
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cosmic roles, can sing very fast

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Basso buffo

27
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very low range, powerful roles calling for dignity

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Basso profundo

28
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serious

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Opera Seria

29
Q

humerous

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Opera Buffa

30
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-the main attraction
-song for solo voice and orchestral accompaniment
-long-have a definite beginning, peak, and end

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Aria pt 2

31
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orchestral composition that informs the audience of the overall dramatic mood

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Overature

32
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-vienna
-has much success in London
-created the string quartet

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Papa Haydn

33
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2 violins
viola
celo

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String Quartet

34
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-born in Guadeloupe
-plantation owner father and slave mother
-great fencer at Academie Royale Polytechnique
-match against Alexandre Picard
-Gossec’s orchestra in 1766 ( the finest and most established in all of Europe)
-leader of the Paris Opera
-scandal with 3 leading ladies forces him to remove name from Opera

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Joseph Balogne Chevalier de Saint Georges

35
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child prodigy and virtuoso (Austrian)
-composed his first pieces at 4 and 5 on the keyboard and violin
-composed his first symphony at 8

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Mozart

36
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-enlists in the National Guard and fights against Austria ( chooses the people over the Queen)
-Calvary Brigade of men of color
-arrested in suspicion of the Terror
-loves Paris and was loved by Paris

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Saint Georges Pt 2

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