Thursday Test

Question 0

Intermezzo

Answer 0

In between acts of something else (play or opera seria)
Flourished in 1730-40
Simple plots, funny, ensembles-> singers
Arias and recitatives 
Middles class themes

Question 1

Ballad opera

Answer 1

Real people in real situations 
Lighter songs
Lots of ensembles (duets and trios)
Spoken dialogue 
Vernacular

Question 2

Opera buffa

Answer 2

Main Italian opera
Everything from intermezzo but longer
More sophisticated and complicated plots, and more sophisticated and complicated arias
Ensembles-finales real people real situations
Neopolitan language- vernacular

Question 3

Singspiel

Answer 3

German comic opera
Reaction against Italian opera seria domination
Nationalistic- beer hunting blonde girls
Glorified middle class
Makes fun of exotics
Northern Germany (Berlin Leipzig) Johann Adam hiller
Nationalistic folk culture

Southern tradition Austria exoticism rescue opera
Karl ditters von ditters dorf
Die doktor und der apotheker

Question 4

Opera comique

Answer 4

French
Phase 1 light entertainment preexisting tunes
Phase 2 all newly composed
Phase 3 propaganda tools political themes rescue opera -Andre Gretry-composer of rescue opera

Question 5

Reform opera

Answer 5

Series of experiments in structure and sound of serious Italian opera
Make it more relevant for large audience
Intergrated elements of French opera and opera buffa
Librettist driven

Question 6

Metastasian opera seria

Answer 6

Metastasio librettist of classic era

Successor to Zeno

Question 7

Keyboard sonatas

Answer 7

Dominico Scarlatti
Straddles classic and baroque
Worked in Spain and Portugal sounds like guitar music

Question 8

Symphonies

Answer 8

Sammartini came up with the form

Stamitz developed it in Mannheim

Question 9

Concertos

Answer 9

Moved from ritornello to sonata form with double exposition

Question 10

String quartets

Answer 10

Developed in London Paris and Vienna

Music for amateurs

Question 11

Sonata form

Answer 11

AB ? AB

I V. I. I.

Question 12

Da capo/dal segno Aria form

Answer 12

ABA’

Question 13

Binary form

Answer 13

AB

Question 14

Sonata rondo form

Answer 14

ABACABA

Question 15

Minuet and trio

Answer 15

AB CD AB

Min. Trio min

Question 16

Rondo

Answer 16

ABACA

Question 17

Concerto form

Answer 17

||:A:|| B. A

I. V ? I I

Question 18

How many mvts did early keyboard sonatas have?

Answer 18

Most likely just 1

Question 19

How many mvts did later keyboard sonatas have?

Answer 19

Most likely 3

Question 20

How many mvts did early symphonies have?

Answer 20

Probably 3

Question 21

How many mvts did later symphonies have?

Answer 21

Probably 4

Question 22

How many mvts did concertos have?

Answer 22

3

Question 23

Differences between harpsichord and forte pianos

Answer 23

Plucked vs. hammered

Question 24

Berlin

Answer 24

Empfindsamkeit | CPE bach

Question 25

Vienna

Answer 25

``` Synthesized national traditions Clung to counterpoint long time Galant counterpoint Wagenseil Monn Haydn ```

Question 26

Mannheim

Answer 26

``` Capital of palative Elector Carl theodor -builds largest virtuosic orchestra in Europe Concert master Stamitz- regular rehearsals uniform bowing Imported winds Gradual changes in dynamics Steam roller big orchestral dynamics Rockets really crazy arpeggios 4mvt symphonies ```

Question 27

Milan

Answer 27

Sammartini Baroque fade and stil galant take over Most of his career strings only

Question 28

Gay

Answer 28

Librettist Real situation Filled with pop songs

Question 29

Voltaire

Answer 29

``` Bourgeoisie catholic Freedom religion speech Separation of church and state Religious tolerance and literacy Benevolent monarchy ```

Question 30

France

Answer 30

Culturally and intellectually important Home of enlightenment Most major had their own opera house and orchestra

Question 30

Mentesquieu

Answer 30

``` French baron Catholic Against royal absolutism Separation of church and state Balance of powers Fan of liberty Major work spirit of laws reform slavery ```

Question 31

Rousseau

Answer 31

``` Pre romantic Geneva Protestant Lower class First hippie God was nature Personal expression originality spontaneity ```

Question 32

Diderot

Answer 32

Encyclopedist grew up catholic rejected he church Good can be achieved through the works of man as well as God Into science and objective knowledge over orthodoxy