Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
58 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
When was the Baroque period (years)?
|
1600-1750
|
|
|
What was the philosophical movement that affected much of the art and music of the Baroque period?
|
Rationalism
|
|
|
What were the four principal musical achievements of the Baroque era?
|
(1) Birth of Opera (2) Instrumental music becomes equal to vocal music (3) Tonality: Major/Minor, Tonic/Dominant (4) Homophonic texture
|
|
|
What is Basso Continuo?
|
group of instruments that play the harmonic foundation
|
|
|
What was the main goal of the Camerata?
|
recreate musical art of ancient Greece
|
|
|
What was the principal keyboard instrument of the Baroque era?
|
Organ
|
|
|
About what year was the first opera composed?
|
1600
|
|
|
What term is used for an orchestral introduction to an opera?
|
Overture
|
|
|
What is the term for a solo song that halts the action of an opera and expresses a character's "inner action"?
|
Aria
|
|
|
What is the term for the speech-like singing that is used for dialogue and narration in an opera?
|
Recitative
|
|
|
What is the form for a Da Capo Aria? What is expected in the final section?
|
ABA. The final section is the same as the first section except they might skip the ritornello
|
|
|
From where did most of Handel's English oratorios draw their stories?
|
the Bible
|
|
|
What year was Messiah premiered?
|
1742
|
|
|
What are the subjects for the 3 parts of Messiah?
|
Christmas(birth of Christ) Easter (death of Christ) Redemption of the world
|
|
|
What type of ocerture is used in Messiah?
|
French overture
|
|
|
What are the three types of roles that the chorus in Handel's oratorio may take?
|
Protagonist, Spectator, and ?
|
|
|
What bowed string instruments were used in the Baroque era?
|
Violin, Viola, Cello, Brass
|
|
|
What woodwind instruments were used during the Baroque era?
|
Oboe, Flute, Recorder
|
|
|
What brass instruments were used in the Baroque era?
|
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn
|
|
|
What was the only percussion instrument regularly used in the Baroque era?
|
Timpani
|
|
|
What is the form for a Da Capo Aria? What is expected in the final section?
|
ABA. The final section is the same as the first section except they might skip the ritornello
|
|
|
From where did most of Handel's English oratorios draw their stories?
|
the Bible
|
|
|
What year was Messiah premiered?
|
1742
|
|
|
What are the subjects for the 3 parts of Messiah?
|
Christmas(birth of Christ) Easter (death of Christ) Redemption of the world
|
|
|
What type of ocerture is used in Messiah?
|
French overture
|
|
|
What are the three types of roles that the chorus in Handel's oratorio may take?
|
Protagonist, Spectator, and ?
|
|
|
What bowed string instruments were used in the Baroque era?
|
Violin, Viola, Cello, Brass
|
|
|
What woodwind instruments were used during the Baroque era?
|
Oboe, Flute, Recorder
|
|
|
What brass instruments were used in the Baroque era?
|
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn
|
|
|
What was the only percussion instrument regularly used in the Baroque era?
|
Timpani
|
|
|
How many people did it take to play a Baroque trio sonata?
|
4 people. trio refers to the number of parts that needed to be played.
|
|
|
How many movements are in a typical Baroque sonata? What are the tempos?
|
4 movements. Slow, Fast, Slow, Fast.
|
|
|
What is the general term for instrumental music that has only 2-9 players and each had their own part?
|
chamber music
|
|
|
Who wrote The Four Seasons?
|
Vivaldi
|
|
|
What were the years of the Classical period?
|
1750-1825
|
|
|
Most Classical composers lived in what Austrian city?
|
Vienna
|
|
|
What were 3 general principles of Classical music?
|
Simplicity, Homophonic texture, Symmetry/balance
|
|
|
What musical elements do composers use to create changes in musical form?
|
theme, keys, scoring, texture
|
|
|
Which classical form is somewhat like a musical drama?
|
theme
|
|
|
In a classical instrumental work, which movement is always in sonata form and is usually the longest?
|
movement 1
|
|
|
Which key is the principal theme of sonata form (P) is linked?
|
Tonic
|
|
|
Which key is the principal theme of sonata form (S) is linked?
|
Dominant
|
|
|
In which part of a sonata form does the composer work out the possibilities of the themes and creates a musical-dramatic conflict?
|
Development
|
|
|
Which part of sonata form recauls the opening of the movement but without changing key and serves as a sort of denouement to the form?
|
Recapulation
|
|
|
How many movements does a classical symphony have?
|
4 movements
|
|
|
What tempo does the 2nd movement of Classical Symphony usually take?
|
"song" - short sonata
|
|
|
What aristocratic Austrian dance makes up the form of the 3rd movement of a classical symphony?
|
triplet meter
|
|
|
What instruments are in a classical string quartet (4 parts)?
|
2 violins, viola, and cello
|
|
|
What German city did Beethoven grow up in?
|
Bonn
|
|
|
What is the term to described a woman playing a teenage boy's part in opera or theater?
|
trouser role
|
|
|
Which character in The Marriage of Figaro represents Mozart himself?
|
Basilio
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
Henry Purcell |
Baroque
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
Antonio Vivaldi |
Baroque
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Baroque
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
George Fredric Handel |
Baroque
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Classical
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
Franz Joseph Haydn |
Classical
|
|
|
Were they Baroque or classical?
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Classical
|
