Test 3 - Baroque Period

Question 1

Florence Camerata

Answer 1

-Informal gatherings of noblemen and musicians where they talk about poetry, music, philosophy, literature, and ancient greek culture

Question 2

monody

Answer 2

• style
• early 17th century Italian vocal music
• accp = basso continuo

Question 3

predecessor: intermedi

Answer 3

performed between acts of plays

Question 4

strophic variation

Answer 4

-ONLY bass repeats in each verse

Question 5

oratorio

Answer 5

• large scale work for voice and orchestra
• extended musical setting of text
• religious ethical subject matter
• narrative/dramatic/contemplative elements

Question 6

passus duriusculis

Answer 6

descending chromatic tetrachord

Question 7

toccata

Answer 7

• keyboard
• introductory
• virtuostic

Question 8

prelude

Answer 8

• introductory
• improvisatory
• identical in style and function to toccata

Question 9

style fantasticus

Answer 9

• for instruments
• most free method of composing
• bound to neither words/melodic subject
• display genius
• teach hidden design of harmony
• composition of harmonic phrases/fugues

Question 10

baroque suite

Answer 10

• “to follow”
• series of dances
• all movements in the same key

Question 11

allemande

Answer 11

• quadruple meter
• serious mood
• moderately slow tempo

Question 12

courante

Answer 12

• in 3
• italian: fast
• french: moderate
• hemiola, stile brise, counterpoint

Question 13

sarabande

Answer 13

• slow triple meter

- accented 2nd beat

Question 14

gigue

Answer 14

• fast

- compound duple

Question 15

sonata de chiesa

Answer 15

• church sonata

- 4 movements

Question 16

concerto

Answer 16

-join together/fight
-early baroque - heterogeneous
(group of people playing)
-high baroque - homogenous
-soloist + orchestra
-3 movements

Question 17

concerto grosso

Answer 17

-full ensemble
or
small group of soloists
-3 movements

Question 18

early composers

Answer 18

Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Caccini

Question 19

middle composers

Answer 19

Lully, Carissimi, Buxtehude, Schutz

Question 20

late composers

Answer 20

Bach, Handel, Corelli, Vivaldi, Couperin

Question 21

lyric monody

Answer 21

• continuuo madrigal: solo voice and basso continuo

- airs: strophic/strophic variation

Question 22

dramatic monody

Answer 22

• imitate speech
• many repeated notes
• avoidance of virtuosity

Question 23

basso continuo

Answer 23

• composed bass line

- improvised harmonies

Question 24

oratorians

Answer 24

• music=central to daily meetings

- sense of community/joy

Question 25

Caccini (composer)

Answer 25

-singer/lutenist -attended Florence Camerata -works: opera (Euridice) solo madrigals (Le nuove musiche)

Question 26

Monteverdi

Answer 26

- Student of Marc’ Antonio Ingegneri - 1601 - Maestro di Cappella Mantua - 1613 -Maestro di Cappella San Marco, Venice

Question 27

Monteverdi: Orfeo

Answer 27

- Renaissance Styles: madrigals, dance music, canzonettas - Baroque Styles: stile recitativo - large, colorful orchestra

Question 28

Incoronazione di Poppea

Answer 28

- music by Monteverdi and collaborators - Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello - based on Roman Histories

Question 29

Cavalli

Answer 29

- longer arias | - clear distinction between recite and aria

Question 30

Scarletti

Answer 30

- da capo arias - less expressive recitative - regular alternation between recite and aria - emphasis on aria

Question 31

Corelli

Answer 31

- Italian composer/violinist | - genres: solo sonata, trio sonata, and concerto

Question 32

sonata da camera

Answer 32

- series of dances | - embodied format associated later with Corelli: introductory free movement followed by 2 - 4 dances

Question 33

Vivaldi

Answer 33

- Italian composer - laid the foundations for the mature Baroque concerto - pioneer of orchestral program music

Question 34

cantata

Answer 34

- composite vocal genre - recitative, ariosos, set-pieces - secular or sacred - treatment = lyrical, allegorical, dramatic

Question 35

French Overture

Answer 35

``` -moderate duple meter: dotted rhythms predominate fast notes on weak beats -Fast triple meter Quasi fugal ```