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18 Cards in this Set
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Vivaldi – “Spring” concerto from The Four Seasons
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Genre: Concerto for solo violin
Solo Violin Violin 1 and 2 Bassocontinuo - cello and Contra Bass Musical Pictorializaqtion - Birds, breezes, thunder, lightning Fast running scales and trills in violin part. Recurring theme (ritornell, representing spring) |
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Handel – “Rejoice greatly” from Messiah
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Genre: Soprano Aria (ABA')
Several vocal ornamentations and runs in the A' section. Long melismas can be heard in both A sections on the word re-JOICE. Duple meter. |
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Purcell – “When I am Laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas
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Genre: English Opera--When I am Laid in Earth is Aria
Contains Groundbass Emotional, Slow moving Aria Silvery, Transparent sound of baroque string instruments |
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Corelli – Trio Sonata , fourth movement
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Genre: Trio Sonata
Medium: 2 violins and basso continuo (played by organ and cello) Binary Form Played in church Rising line with suspended dissonances. |
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Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, first movement
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Genre: Concerto Grosso
(violin, oboe, recorder, trumpet) Lively tempo with strong rhythmical drive. Long phrases Recurring theme (Ritornello) univies mvmt and alternates with short solo statements |
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Handel – Messiah, Overture
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Messiah (as a whole)- Oratorio
French overture, 2 parts (slow-fast), the first part repeated (AAB) Slow tempo at beginning with dotted rhythms Imitation in fast section |
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What is the difference between opera and oratorio?
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Oratorio is sacred with biblical text
Oratorio is not staged, opera is. Opera is secular Oratorio generally has more choruses. |
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Which string family replaced the viola de gamba family in the Baroque era?
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Violin Family
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What are the basic parts of a fugue?
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Theme of fugue is called subject. When no theme, it is called episode.
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What are the two sections of a french overture?
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Slow Introduction (often repeated) with dotted rhythms
Allegro section in imitative style. |
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What is the difference between an aria and a recitative?
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• Recitative – telling story fast
Aria – emotioinal Arias have contrast – Dark & Light Text in aria is often repeated. More accompaniment in Aria than recitative |
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Recitative
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a style of delivery in which the singer adopts the rhythms of normal speech
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Aria
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Lyric song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, generally expressing intense emotion.
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Monody
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vocal style with solo singer and instrumental accompaniment
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Libretto
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text or script of an opera
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Tonic
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first note of a scale or key. "homebase"
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Dominant
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tonality build upon the 5th scale degree of a particular key
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Chorale
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Hymn
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