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31 Cards in this Set
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Monteverdi
(1567-1643) |
-Italian. Madrigals and some opera.
-Actually changed his style of music (Du Fay) -Worked for Duke of Montua in Venice -5th madrigal book -> Baroque -Criticized by Artusi |
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Caccini
(1550-1618) |
-Italian, Opera founder, monody
-Composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist -Le nuove musiche = monody |
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Strozzi
(1619-1677) |
-Italian, solo madrigal / opera
-Cortizone: high class prostitute -Single most published composer, sacred and secular |
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Frescobaldi
(1583-1643) |
-Italian, Keyboard music
-Organist at St. Peter's, Rome -Studied under Luzzasco Luzzaschi |
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Corelli
(1653-1713) |
-Italian, instr music and trio sonata
-Worked for Queen Christina -Known as best violin player of his time |
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Scarlatti
(1660-1725) |
-Italian, opera and cantata
-Prolific vocal writings -Wrote many cantatas, opera based w/aria and recitative -Patron: Queen Christina |
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de la Guerre
(1665-1729) |
-French, harpsichord
-Wrote first suite (dance) -Binary form, tocatta like warm-up and introduction -Very ornamented |
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Lully
(1632-1687) |
-French, opera (monopoly)
-Tragedie en Musique: ballet, bigger orch, chorus, French plot -More opulent shows ($$) praising Louis |
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Buxtehude
(1637-1704) |
-German, organ music
-N. German organ tradition -Known as best organist of generation -Worked in Lubeck |
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Vivaldi
(1678-1741) |
-Italian, concerto and opera
-Ordained, non-serving minister -Pro Ospedale: "orphanage" for illegitimates; music teacher -500+ concertos, 46 operas |
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Bach
(1685-1750) |
-German, organ music, cantata, chorales
-Craftsman / composer by trade -Worked as organist, improvised well, tested organs as well -Married twice (death); 20 kids, 9 survive -Walked 210 miles to see Buxtehude |
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Handel
(1685-1759) |
-German, opera seria, oratorio
-More international style than Bach; studied in Italy -Later moved to England -Shifted to oratorio in 1730s |
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First and Second Practice
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1st: flowing counter point, prepared dissonance, vocal equality
2nd: monody and accomp. recitative, tonality |
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Florentine Camerata
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Music group, continued education.
Included Galilei and Caccini |
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Basso continuo
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Bass line written, no chords
-improvisation -> chordal thought -harpsichord, theorbo, lute |
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Monody
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Solo song in early Baroque
-Madrigal sung through -Aria: strophic, using b.c. |
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Opera
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Musical drama with monologue (aria) and dialogue (recit)
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Opera seria
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"Serious opera" without comedic elements, not a tragedy either
-elaborate sets, Italian singers -Roman/Greek themed -Small casts, no ballet |
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Oratorio
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Sacred work, unstaged, musically similar to opera
-Characters and story involved -Usu. OT figures; narrator used |
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Cantata
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Vocal composition, instr accomp, sectionalized piece
-Sacred / secular |
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Aria
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Monologue style. Clear meter, steady bass line, tuneful melody
-da capo: ABA, back to beginning -through-composed: not a clear "self-contained" aria |
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Recitative
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slower, freely moving bass, speechlike rhythms in voice
-secco: "dry" minimal accomp, usually for less important sections -accompanied: instr play entire piece; emotionally strong sections |
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Ritornello
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Instrumental repeat before or in verses. "Recurring chunk"
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French Overture
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Intro to piece, King's entrance
-1st sect: slower, homophonic; double dotted -2nd sect: faster, polyphonic, imitative; meter change (to odd) |
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Concerto
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Instrumental with 1-2 soloists and orchestra
-3 movements, F-S-F -Concerto grosso = 2-5 soloists |
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Sonata
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Piece for 1-2 instr and b.c.
-Solo: 1 instr and b.c. -Trio: 2 instr and b.c. -da chiesa: "church" 4 mvmt named by tempo; S-F-S-F -da camera: "chamber" small setting, suite style |
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Suite
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Piece with mvmts for a dance
-4-20 mvmt, more means it is likely French |
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Fugue
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Set of procedures to write an imitative piece
-Subject: announced, goes hi->low -Episode: all voices present, none playing subject |
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Chorale prelude
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Intro to a German hymn
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Tocatta
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Non-imitative, improvisatory piece
-1 mvmt sectionalized -Ornamentation: French note inegale; non-rigid rhythms |
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Forspinnung
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Constant 8th/16th note motion in a piece
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