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52 Cards in this Set
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Baroque |
The musical period between 1600 to 1750
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Concertino Madrigal |
Works that lead us into the Baroque that are technically demanding vocal works |
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Monody |
A solo song with light accompaniment that tells the story of greek tragedies.
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Terraced Dynamics |
Sudden change in dynamics, not a smooth crescendo
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Improvisation |
Coming up with it on the spot
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G.M Artusi |
Theorist
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Prima Prattica |
First practice. Old style of music.
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Secunda Prattica |
Second Practice. New style music with dissonance.
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Florentine Camerata |
Developed the Monody
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Doctrine of Affections (6) |
States of mind: Love, Hate, Joy, Sorrow, Wonder, and Desire |
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Basso Continuo |
Compositional technique that has a bass line to outline chords, played by cello or harpsichord
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Figured Bass |
Compositional technique that informs the performer of the chords to play based on the intervals above the bass |
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Giulio Caccini |
Composer of Monody
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La Nuove Musiche |
A collection of Caccini's monodies |
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Opera |
Drama that is sung
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Librettist |
Someone that writes the libretto (or words) for an opera
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Recitative |
Modern day monody
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Aria |
Solo music from an opera that shows off the singer
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Da Capo Aria |
Two distinct parts of a song in which the first part repeats after the second is done.
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Castrati |
High-voiced men (alto or soprano) that had surgery to preserve their boyhood voice.
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Orfeo Story |
The greek story of a man, Orpheus, who fell in love with Euridices. Then she dies, he goes to Hades to get her back. Then loses her when he looks back at her.
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Claudio Monteverdi |
Opera composer
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Sacred Concerto |
Made for smaller churches. A small group with an instrumental ensemble.
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Grand Concerto |
Made for bigger churches. A way to show off their church musicians.
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Lodovico Grossi da Viadana |
The first composer to publish monodic pieces under the designation concerto (Italian)
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Solo Motet |
Solo voice with continuo. Sacred text but not performed during services.
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Oratorio |
Almost like a sacred texted opera, mostly from the old testament.
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Giacono Carissimi |
Oratorio composer
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Harpsichord |
A type of keyboard where the strings get plucked not struck like a piano
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Girolamo Frescobaldi |
Experimented with different styles of improv pieces.
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Baroque Suite |
A set fo dances, with a minimum of 4.
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Prelude |
Improvised piece that introduces the song to follow and sets the tonality.
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Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre |
Suite composer
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Toccata |
Similar to the prelude, improvised introduction
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Biagio Marini |
Violinist composer who wrote sonatas
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Ballet de Cour |
A performance style while Louis XIII was King (1618-43) in France
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Comedia Ballet |
A performance style between Louis XIII and Louis XIV while Anne of Austria and Jules Mazarin were in charge (1643-1653) in France |
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Tragedie Lyrique |
The performance style with 5 acts, lots of dancing under Louis XIV (1653-1715) that through in references to King Louis XIV or France |
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Jean Baptiste Lully |
Ballet composer that wrote Armide |
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French Overtures |
3 Parts: 1. Slow Dotted 2. Faster Imitative 3. Return of the opening |
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Masque |
The English version of the opera |
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Henry Purcell |
English composer who worked for the church and state. |
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Ordre |
Similar to the suite, but not requiring dances. |
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Francois Couperin |
Keyboardist who wrote ordres |
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Solo Sonata |
Solo melodic line with continuo accompaniment. (3 players total) |
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Trio Sonata |
Two upper parts and continuo (4 players) |
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Arcangelo Corelli |
Composer of sonatas that was very modern during the time. |
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Solo Concerto |
Having a solo player with some support from the ripieno occasionally. |
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Concerto Grosso |
Big concert |
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Concertino |
Small group that plays throughout the song |
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Ripieno |
The group playing that wasn't continuo or solo |
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Antonio Vivaldi |
Most prolific composer of the Italian concerto |
