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38 Cards in this Set
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was Bach considered to be old fashioned by the time he died? |
yes |
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Who's the culmination of the Baroque period? |
Bach |
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Where Bach's relatives musicians? |
yes, came from long line of musicians |
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How many chorales did Bach harmonize |
400 |
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What did Bach write every Sunday |
Church preludes (lutheran) (Orgel buchlein) |
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What type of piece is Bach's "Tacada and fugue" |
show off pieces |
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did Bach write theme and variations |
yes |
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What all did Bach write for |
-strings -solo music -fugues -theme and variations -church music preludes -show off fugues -keyboard pieces |
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Who wrote Anamagdalena notebook |
Bach, for his wife and kids |
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how many kids did Bach have |
20 |
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how many world class musician kids did Bach have |
3 |
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WHo were the 3 bach music kids |
W.F. BACH CPE BACH J.C. BACH |
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Which of Bach's kids sort of copied Bach and was an organist |
W.F. |
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Who left the country and wrote classical music |
C.P.E J.C. |
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How did Bach musically educate his kids |
by writing music for them |
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Did Bach write vocal music? |
yes, tons |
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who wrote "St. John's Passion" "St. Mathew Passion" "B minor Mass" |
Bach |
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Why was Bach's vocal music hard for singers |
didn't give enough places to breathe ranges extreme size of voice impacts it melismatic passages |
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H or B international composer |
Handel (Bach never left the country, but wrote in the style of other countries) |
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Did Handel marry? |
single all his life |
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Did Bach marry? |
2 wives, 20 kids |
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H or B specialized in big ventures (opera,s orotories, concert) |
Handel. (Bach didn't do huge audiences accept Passions and Mass |
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H or B secular sponser |
Handel secular, Bach church sponser |
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Did Handel have musical ancestors |
no |
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H or B died blind |
both |
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who was religious B or H |
both |
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B or H humbles |
Bach was very humble. Handel not at all |
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What music did Handel and Bach write for |
Handel wrote for everything. Bach wrote for everything but opera |
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What textures did Handel write in compared to Bach |
Handel wrote in all textures. Bach specialize din polyphonic |
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Who wrote "Four Seasons" |
VIvaldi |
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When did Vivaldi live? |
late 17th to early 18th (1678-1741) |
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Where did Vivaldi die? |
Vienna |
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what adjectives describe Vivaldi's music |
transparent, energized |
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How many conchertos did Vivaldi write? |
500 |
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What did ppl think about Vivaldi as a person |
He was hard to work with but his music was respected |
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What is Vivaldi most famous for |
programatic conchertos |
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What musical time period was characterized by lots of cadences |
Baroque |
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what musical time period was characterized by very angular music (lots of big leaps) |
Baroque |
