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25 Cards in this Set
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ITALIAN OPERA What is the name of the representative work? |
The Coronation of Poppea |
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ITALIAN OPERA Who composed the Coronation of Poppea? Who is the librettist? |
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi Librettist: Giovanni Busenllo |
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ITALIAN OPERA What is significant about the Coronation of Poppea? |
- based on history instead of mythology - stile conciato (music is used to represent hidden emotions) EX) vocal tremolo is applied to the word "imperial" to illustrate pompousness - castrato (castrated male singer) -> Nero - sinfonia (interlude to allow scene changes) |
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ENGLISH OPERA What is the name of the representative work? |
Dido and Aeneas |
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ENGLISH OPERA Who wrote Dido and Aeneas? |
Henry Purcell - gathered innovations from mainland Opera and applied them to English works - he wrote Dido and Aeneas to be performed at a boarding school |
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ENGLISH OPERA: Dido and Aeneas - "Thy hand, Belinda" |
Dido is preparing to die and asks for Belinda's presence for comfort. Recitative Secco (recitative with sparse accompaniment) - employs word painting on words like "darkness" and "death" to illustrate suffering |
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ENGLISH OPERA: Dido and Aeneas - "When I am laid in earth" |
Aria (air song): written for a solo voice with a ternary structure of A-B-A. - employs: ground bass (5 measures) word painting ("remember me" with repetition and syllabic text setting) |
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CANTATA: What is the name of the representative work? |
Cantata no. 80 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" |
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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastien Bach
LIBRETTIST: Salmono Franck |
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CANTATA: How many movements does Ein fests Burg ist unser Gott have? |
8 movements. I. CHORUS (chorale fugue; grand and pompous) II. DUET (soprana and Bass; polyphonic texture) V. CHORUS (unison chorale; full chorus to represent the strength of God) VIII. CHORUS (four-part choral with homophonic texture) |
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CANTATA: What is a fugal texture? |
Emphasizes imitation: the melody is introduced in one voice and then repeated by all the others |
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CANTATA: What is a ritornello? |
The Theme |
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CONCERTO GROSSO: What is the name of the representative work? |
Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F+ |
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CONCERTO GROSSO: Who wrote the Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F+? |
Johann Sebastien Bach |
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CONCERTO GROSSO: What is the concertino? What instruments make up the concertino in the Brandenburg Concerto no. 2? |
A concertino is a group of instrumentalists playing against an orchestra in a Concerto Grosso. In the Brandenburg Concerto no. 2, the concertino is: - violin - oboe - recorder - trumpet |
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CONCERTO GROSSO: What is a concerto grosso? |
Battle of the bands, but all cultured-like Ripieno (orchestra) vs Concertino |
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ORCHESTRAL SUITE: What is the name of the representative work? |
Water Music - Suite in D+, HWV 349 |
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ORCHESTRAL SUITE: Who is the composer of Water Music, Suite in D+? |
George Frideric Handel - drama llama - 40+ operas - oratorios - instrumental music |
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ORCHESTRAL SUITE: When was Water Music, Suite in D+ written? |
1717 |
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ORCHESTRAL SUITE: What is different about the suite used in Water Music, Suite in D+? |
There is no harpsichord because Water Music was written to be performed on a barge. |
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ORCHESTRAL SUITE: What is the form of Water Music, Suite in D+? |
3 suites with 22 movements. First Movement (Allegro) (ABA, 4/4) Second Movement (Alla Hornpipe) (ABA, 3/2) |
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HARPSICHORD SONATA What is the name of the representative work? |
Sonata in F-, L187/K481 Sonata in D+, L463/K430 |
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HARPSICHORD SONATA: Who composed: Sonata in F- Sonata in D+ |
Domenico Scarlatti - wrote some Italian opera but was most well-known for contributions to solo sonatas - wrote a collection of solo sonatas (esercizi per gravicembalo) |
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HARPSICHORD SONATA: Why were trills used so extensively for these sonatas? |
Because the harpsichord was unable to sustain notes |
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Because two different individuals set about cataloguing all his pieces. |
