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The Baroque Period
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- 1Define absolute monarchyThe belief that Kings receive their right to rule from God.
- 2What was the time of the Baroque period?1600-1750
- 3In what year did Bach die?1750
- 4__________ governments gain a lot of power.National governments gain a lot of power.
- 5Who was the most emblematic figure?Louis XIV
(The Sun King)
*Built Court at Versailles - 6Which class supported the arts?The ruling class.
- 7What does baroque mean?At the time it meant over the top and excessive; trashy.
- 8Musical revolutions of 1600s (4)-Rise of instrumental music
-Development of Basso Continuo
-Focus on major and minor scales
-Invention of opera - 9Change in instrumental musicMusic written for specific instruments.
Features that will only work well on the prescribed instruments. - 10Basso Continuo-Usually chord (harpsichord/lute/organ) +bassline
-Background of most Baroque music - 11Importance of the Basso Continuo (2)-First time composers think of chord progressions
-Harmonic "padding" allows them to write wilder melodies - 12Canon in D Major (4)Johann Pachelbel
Basso continuo
looping bass line
canon in violin parts - 13CanonA piece in which the same melody is begun in different parts successively, so that the imitations overlap.
- 14Violin Concerto in E Major Op. 8 No. 1 ("Spring''), First movement (7)Vivaldi
Basso Continuo
Concerto
Soloist vs tutti
ritornello form
ritornello vs. episodes
the tone painting - 15ConcertoAn orchestral piece in which a single musician gets to stand apart from the group and play a lot of music.
"soloist" - 16Soloist vs. TuttiThe tutti is usually back up by a group. Contrast with Tutti which means all so the whole group.
- 17Ritornello FormA chunk of music that returns multiple times.
Usually played by tutti.
Alterable but still recognizable.
Episodes in between. - 18EpisodesPassages in the ritornello form.
Either for the soloist or new material for the tutti. - 19TonicThe note our scales are based on; most stable/important
- 20Formthe way the piece is organized in time (different sections with different functions)
- 21LoopSimple musical story which contain musical material that repeats. Generally bass line or chord progression.
- 22Invention of OperaInspired by humanism, intellectuals in Florence noticed Greek tragedies incorporate music. Reinvented to have a more powerful impact.
- 23Recitative WRETCH-it-tah-TEEVA style of noted singing that follows the rhythm of words. Musical speech. Freedom to deliver as fast or slow. Used for important parts to the plot with a lot of words.
- 24Aria (song)The part of opera that is sung. Express emotion.
- 25LibrettoText of an opera.
- 26Thy Hand Belinda When I am Laid in Earth -Dido and Aeneas (4)Henry Purcell
Thy hand... recitative.
When I am laid... aria.
Looping bass line. - 27Social History of OperaAristocracy paid for. Immediately popular in Venice. Treated more as a social scene. Designed to feature star singers like Farinello.
- 28CastratoMen who were given an operation prepubescent to preserve high voices.
- 29"Little" Fague in G minor (4)Bach
fague
subject
episodes - 30FagueFeature multiple lines (ie. voices) that combine a complex web of counterpoint. Organized around a subject
- 31SubjectUsually introduced immediately, unaccompanied voice. Later, other voices join in.
- 32ExpositionOpening sequence in which each voice presents the subject.
- 33EpisodesWhat separated statements of the subject. Looser and more exploratory.
- 34The Well-Tempered ClavierPrelude + Fagues in every possible key.
Problem in tonal music- various keys do not mesh perfectly. - 35Suite No. 3 in C major for Solo Cello (5)Bach
Dance suite
binary form
Bourrée I is major
Bourrée II is minor - 36Binary FormTwo sections each of which are repeated.
- 37ChordSimultaneous combinations of notes.
- 38Tonic Triad1st, 3rd, and 5th of a scale
- 39Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (3)Bach
Cantata
Chorale melody in "slow motion" - 40CantataSmall orchestra and soloists
- 41ChoraleA preexisting melody that the congregation would have been similar with.
- 42"There were shepards..." "Glory to God" from the Messiah (4)George Frederic Handel
Oratorio
Tone painting
High+low imagery - 43Oratorioa long work for chorus, orchestra, vocal soloist that tells a story, often biblical. Entertainment.
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