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Where did the Oratorio originate? |
Italy |
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What is an Oratorio? |
• Sacred subject • written in Latin (sometimes Italian) • Same characteristics of opera (instrumental, recitatives, arias, choruses) • Not staged (no costumes, no sets)
a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action |
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What is an oratory? |
A room or hall of prayer |
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Who wrote "Jephte?" |
Giacomo Carissimi |
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Who was Giacomo Carissimi? |
•employed primarily in Rome •music director at Gesit College - taught and wrote oratorios •composer to Queen Christina of Sweden |
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Who was composer to Queen Christina of Sweden? |
Giacomo Carissimi |
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Who was the music director at Geist College in Rome? |
Giacomo Carissimi |
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What form are oratorios mainly in? |
Manuscript |
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What piece of music gives all of the characteristics of oratorios? |
"Jephte" by Giacomo Carissimi |
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What language are oratorios usually written in? |
Latín (sometimes Italian) |
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What religion did Queen Christina convert to? |
Catholic |
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Who did Queen Christina give her thrown to when she converted to Catholic? |
Her cousin |
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Who was the only woman to be buried at the St Peters Basílica in Rome? |
Queen Christina |
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Where did Queen Christina go when she converted to Catholic? |
Rome |
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What was "Jephte" about? |
Jephte was a commander of the Israelites that led them into a hopeless battle with Abinites. He pleads with God and God grants him victory if he sacrifices the first animal he sees when he gets home. Has to sacrifice his own daughter. Famous chorus of daughter. |
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Where are Cantata's from? |
Italy |
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What does the word "cantare" mean? |
To sing |
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What does the word "sonare" mean? |
To play |
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What is a Cantata? |
• progressed from madrigal • slow version of madrigal • same format as madrigal • love poetry • soloist/instrumental accompaniment • clear difference between relative/aria |
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What type of music progressed from the madrigal? |
Cantata |
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What did Barbara Strozzi I write? |
7 books of Cantatas |
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Who wrote "Lagrime Mei?" |
Barbara Strozzi |
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Who was Barbara Strozzi? |
Illegitimate child of Julio that wrote cantatas. Julio started an Academy just for her. |
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What king of England got beheaded for believing in devine rule? |
Charles I |
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Who was court composer to Charles I and director of Chapel Royal? |
Henry Purcell's father. |
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Where did Charles I's wife flee to when he was beheaded? |
England |
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Who did England ask to be king of England when Cromwell's son tried to take over? |
Charles II |
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Who did King Charles II invite to be court composer? |
Henry Purcell |
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What happened when Henry Purcell's voice changed? |
King Charles II made him keeper of the instruments. |
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Who became king after Charles I was beheaded? |
Oliver Cromwell |
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What religion did England change to when Oliver Cromwell came to power? |
presbyterian |
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What happened to the Anglican churches when England became Presbyterian? |
Converted or used. |
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What happened to the Anglican churches when England became Presbyterian? |
Converted or used. |
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What church was changed into a stable for Cromwell's horses? |
St. Paul Cathedral |
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What was Henry Purcell's first job? |
Organist at Westminster Abbey |
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Who became director of Chapel Royal when Henry Purcell died? |
Henry Purcell. Back from the dead. |
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Who became king after Charles II? |
James II |
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What is a Masque? |
A variety show for court entertainment that has music, dance, no plot, and no theme. |
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Who wrote a number of Masques? |
Henry Purcell. |
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What did the English favor more: theatre or music? |
Music. |
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Who did James II being in as co-monarchs? |
Queen Mary and King Williams |
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What is incidental music? |
Orchestral, choral, solo pieces |
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What composer wrote incidental music? |
Henry Purcell |
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What was "Abdelazar?" |
Spoken play written by Purcell. Example of incidental music. Sounds like Britains Theme - Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra. |
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What is an English Anthem? |
Prayer/praise setting written in English that has the same characteristics of the motet. |
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What was "Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts?" |
English Anthem written for the death of Queen Mary by smallpox. This is played at every royal funeral since then. |
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What is the order of pieces played at the funeral of royalty? |
March Funeral Service Anthem Canzona |
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What is an ode? |
Multimovement work for soloist, choir, and orchestra to celebrate an event. Several written for Queen Mary. |
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What was "Come Ye Sons of Art?" |
Queen Mary's last birthday Ode. |
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Who wrote "Dido and Aeneas?" |
Henry Purcell |
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What was "Dido and Aeneas?" |
An opera written by Henry Purcell that has all the qualities of an opera. Dido was Queen of Carthage of Egypt who was in love with Aeneas who could not stay b/c he had a mission. Dido, the weenie, dies in grief. Suck it up Dido. |
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What is Zimmermann? |
Accepted care log for Purcell |
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What is a ground? |
Repeated descending bass line (4 steps) |
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What was "Dido's Lament?" |
•Most famous part of opera •Dido sings lament over ground |
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What are some opera qualities? |
•In English •Small structure (few characters) •Recitative and aria •sung (no spoken language) |
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Who was Dido's Lament written for? |
A girls school. No virtuous singing. |
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What is the Lament interval? |
4 steps |
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What kind of government is France? |
•Very centralized monarchy •Not many individual states (like England) •King was the law |
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What was Louis XIV other name? |
The Sun King |
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Who was Jean Baptiste Lully? |
•born in Florence •went from court musician to court composer •wrote instrumental and operas •brought opera to French court |
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Who had the Ensemble "24 violins of the King?" |
Jean Baptiste Lully |
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Who brought opera to the French court? |
Jean Baptiste Lully |
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What are qualities of French opera? |
•no castrati •strong emphasis on ballet •play itself is most important •very little virtuoso singing •very lyrical arias whose melodic lines are set to complex rhythmic patterns •complex rhythms are based on French language |
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Who wrote "Aleste?" |
Lully |
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Who was Philippe Quinault? |
Librettist (poet) |
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Who came up with a new style of opera? |
Lully |
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What does an Italia Sinfonía have in it? |
•1 movement •3 sections F - S - F |
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What is a French Overture? |
•1 movement •2 sections S - stately F - imitative |
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Who wrote "Atys"? |
Louis |
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What is the best known opera? |
"Castor te Pollux" |
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What is a suite? |
Multimovement orchestral composition consisting of group of danced |
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What was Ramesh? |
2nd Fr opera |
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Who came up with a new style of opera? |
Lully |
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Who came up with a new style of opera? |
Lully |
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What was lyric tragedy's sole purpose? |
Glorification of court |
