WEEK 3 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What are some of the main points stated about Alessandro Grandi?
1) Singer at St. Marks Basilica in 1617.
2) Monteverdi’s deputy in 1620.
3) Left Venice in 1627.
What are some of the main points stated about Monteverdi?
1) Choir master at St. Marks Basilica in 1613.
2) Died in Venice in 1643.
What is “Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl about?
The Transcendence of love.
-Erotic, Sensual text
What is the genre of NAWM 79 Allesandro Grandi’s “ “ ?
Genre = Solo Motet (sacred concerto)
What does NAWM 79 Allesandro Grandi’s “ “ contain stylistically?
- Modern Aria style
- Triple meter
- Refrains
- Chromatic notes suggesting weakness
What do we know about music in convents?
-Nuns make music in Milan and Bologna.
- Nuns “performed” on Feist days.
- They would “perform” at the back of the church.
- The nuns would not be visible but would still be heard.
- Some nuns published music.
MEN were forbidden to enter the convents.
What style of music are performed during Lent?
Oratorio
What style of music was banned during Lent?
Opera
What is unique about the oratorio style?
More abstract, can switch roles. REFER TO TABLE.
What is Giacomo Carissimi’s (NAWM 80) composition about?
The daughter is being sacrificed and all she wants to do is weep in the mountains for 2 months with friends because she will never marry.
What are some characteristics of Carissimi’s composition?
- The use of echo repeats the cadential-phrase.
- The chorus repeats the part sung by the daughter.
Who was Heinrich Schutz?
An important German composer.
What did Heinrich Shutz do?
- Was a composer
- Brought Italian style to German music
- Went to study venetian music with Gabrielli.
What did Gabrielli give to Schutz when he died?
- A ring (symbolizing trust)
What happened to the Holy Roman Empire when France came into power?
The Holy Roman Empire became poor and couldn’t pay to compose music but still paid for large ensembles.
What happened to the economy in relation to music after the 30 years war?
People became more wealthy and could buy large scale sacred concertos.
What happened to NAWM 81 “Saul why do you persecute me?” after it was performed once in 1632?
There was no market for the large scale performance during the 30 years war and so it was held back from publishing until 1650.
What are some characteristics of “From saul to paul”?
- Polychoral (Multiple voices in the chorus)
- Suggested seconda practica because of dissonance(3 interlocking)
- Echo effect
- Many shifts from 3/2 to 5/4 suggesting blurring effect
- Text-painting.
What is “Historia”?
- Lutheran vocal music of the 16th to 18th centuries.
- Based on a biblical narrative.
What is Passion?
- A type of Historia
- Subject matter : Jesus’s crucifixion.
What are the three known factors of Schutz’s Legacy?
1) Schutz helped establish Germany as a musical center
2) He synthesized German and Italian elements
3) He helped establish Germany music for later German composers from bach through Brahms.
What are the types of 17th century instrumental music?
- Solo and ensembles
- Church, chamber, theatre
- Italian, French, German, English, Spanish
What are the three things from vocal music that are carried into instrumental music?
1) Concertato medium
2) Use of virtuosic embelishment (NEW! representation of affect)
3) Recitative and Aria (Mondoy, turned into melody)
Where did composers learn from for creating instrumental music?
-Composers learn from vocal music to use in instruental music.
