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43 Cards in this Set
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Dates |
1600-1750 |
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Composers |
Vivaldi Bach Purcell Lully Handel Monteverdi |
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Melody |
- continuous expansion - wide leaps - chromatic tones |
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Harmony |
Major and minor tonality Modulation More dissonance Figured bass |
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Rhythm |
Steady Pulsating |
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Timbre |
Strings primarily Woodwind for colour Natural trumpets and horns(no valves) Harpsichord and organs |
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Form |
Ternary A-B-A |
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Dynamics |
Steady Concept of light/shade Terraced dynamics |
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Articulation |
Very few marks of articulation |
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Important artists |
Caravaggio, Reni, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Vermeer, Rembrandt |
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Contrasting of light and dark? |
"Chiaroscuro" |
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Castrati |
Boy who were castrated to maintain their soprano tone |
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Castrati and... |
Leading ladies |
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Gabrielli |
Master of effects Like sound effects Terraced dynamics Contrast alternate choir and instrumental |
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Castrati |
Boy who were castrated to maintain their soprano tone |
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Castrati and... |
Leading ladies |
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Gabrielli |
Master of effects Like sound effects Terraced dynamics Contrast alternate choir and instrumental |
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How is baroque different than renaissance? |
Overly ornate Much contrast in everything Basso continuo (chords throughout) |
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Lully known for |
French operas |
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Scarlatti for… |
550 works on harpsichord |
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Castrati |
Boy who were castrated to maintain their soprano tone |
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Concerto grosso |
Djfjjf |
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Castrati and... |
Leading ladies |
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Gabrielli |
Master of effects Like sound effects Terraced dynamics Contrast alternate choir and instrumental |
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How is baroque different than renaissance? |
Overly ornate Much contrast in everything Basso continuo (chords throughout) |
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Lully known for |
French operas |
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Scarlatti for… |
550 works on harpsichord |
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Vivaldi known for... |
Composing 450 concertos |
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Handel |
Made oratorio famous |
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Solo concerto |
Soloist with orchestra Contrast in tempos, mood and soloist vs orchestra 3 movements Vivaldi: Four seasons |
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Vocal forms |
Opera Cantata Oratorio |
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Opera |
Italian and French (and in those langs ) Monteverdi, Handel, Lully Opera halls Myths, legends, heroes + gods Secular All men 2 + hours |
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Cantata |
German (and lang) Bach Church Bible reading from every Sunday Sacred text Men and boys 20-30 minutes |
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Oratorio |
Native language of audience In England at first, then others Handel Church Old Testament Sacred Men and women 2+ hours |
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Concerto grosso |
More than one soloist with orchestra Concertino: smaller group Ripieno: string orchestra (tutti) 3-4 movements Bach: Brandenburg concertos |
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Suite |
Orchestra All mvts in same key and based on dance forms 2 or more movements (4-7) Handel: water music, royal fireworks |
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Trio sonata |
4 players Most common: 2 violins and basso continuo (two players) 3-5 movements |
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Instrumental forms |
Solo concerto Concerto grosso Suite Trio sonata |
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Keyboard forms |
Prelude Toccata Invention Fugue |
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Prelude |
Intro to something Short piece Based on expansion of melodic or rhythmic idea Homophonic |
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Toccata |
Showstopper Shows virtuosity On its own or intro to fugue |
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Invention |
Short keyboard piece No main melody (contrapuntal) |
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Fugue |
Free form (not like sonata-allegro) Major achievement of baroque
Subject - answer - codetta - counter subject - exposition - episode - stretto - pedal - coda |
