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Mind Map by Jessica Griggs, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jessica Griggs
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Early Baroque Opera Revised
- Background
- Intermedio
- Musical
interludes
between
acts of a
play
- 1. Chorus, soloist and
instrumental ensemble
2. Mythical theme
3.Mostly in Italy
- Musical
interludes
between
acts of a
play
- Madrigal (in Context of Opera)
- Has narrative
- Leads to the
dialogue in
Opera
- Has narrative
- Greek Tradegy
- Chorus composed
for Greek Play
- Comment on
the action
onstage
- Comment on
the action
onstage
- Emotional Content
very important
- Chorus composed
for Greek Play
- Pastoral Drama
- Popular in Italian Courts
- Influenced Opera through
song and dance and
mytholthical characters
- Popular in Italian Courts
- Intermedio
- Important People
- Vincenzo Galilei (1525-91)
- Was against
polyphony
- Considered word
painting childish
- Part of the
Florentine
Camerata and
was in
correspondence
with Girolamo
Mei
- Was against
polyphony
- Girolamo Mei (1519- 94)
- One of the leading
scholars on Roman and
Greek Culture
- Figured out that
Greek music was one
single melodic line
- Figured out that
Greek music was one
single melodic line
- The scholar the
Florentine Camerata
collaberated with
- One of the leading
scholars on Roman and
Greek Culture
- Florentine Camerata (1570's)
- Informal academy
of scholars
- Interested in
Roman arts,
music, science,
etc....
- Interested in
Roman arts,
music, science,
etc....
- Commissioned
music they
thought reflected
that of Greek and
Roman Music and
Tragedies
- First Opera
- Jacopo Peri ( 1561- 1633)
- Wrote Dafne (1598)
- Only fragments have
survived
- Only fragments have
survived
- Developed Recitative Style
- Style of Speech Song
- Thought to be
imitating Greek Epic
Poetry Recitation
- Basso continuo holds
while performer sings
in speech-like patterns
- Style of Speech Song
- Wrote Dafne (1598)
- Jacopo Peri ( 1561- 1633)
- First Opera
- Thought
Polyphony was
old school and
wanted to usher
in monody
- monody- Works for solo
voice and maybe continuo
- monody- Works for solo
voice and maybe continuo
- Wouldn't have opera without them
- Informal academy
of scholars
- Vincenzo Galilei (1525-91)
- What is it?
- Sung drama with
Libretto
- Has Soloist,
chorus, dance,
orchestra, and
mythic theme
- Org. for
aristocracy,
later for public
- 1st opera house
in Venice 1637
- Sung drama with
Libretto
- Monteverdi
- Music
- Wrote in both Renaissance and
Baroque style Knew he was
writing in both and called them...
- Seconda Practice
= Baroque style
Free with
rhythm and
dissonance
- Prima practica =
Renaissance style
- Seconda Practice
= Baroque style
Free with
rhythm and
dissonance
- Wrote in both Renaissance and
Baroque style Knew he was
writing in both and called them...
- L'Orfeo
- arias, duets, madrigals,
recitatives, ritornellos, choruses,
dance Working for Contrast
- Uses a 40 instrument
orchestra with specified score.
- Borrowed contrasting elements of church music for opera
- arias, duets, madrigals,
recitatives, ritornellos, choruses,
dance Working for Contrast
- Music
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