Details Title: Baroque Era Terms Description: All information from Music: An Appreciation by Kamien Total Flash Cards: 49 Created: 03/08/2009 18:25:37		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Music Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term The Baroque Era span Definition 1600-1750 Term The two gant composers of the baroque era were __________ and __________. Definition Bach and Handel Term The Baroque era switched from modes to __________ and __________. Definition major and minor Term terraced dynamics Definition gradual changes through crescendo and decrescendo Term basso continuo (figured bass) Definition accompaniment that consists of a bass line and numbers which specify the chords to be played Term continuo Definition a keyboard instrument (harpsichord or organ) and a string instrument Term Composers used music to depict words by giving the word heaven a ____ pitch. Definition high Term An orchestra had ___ to ___ players Definition ten to forty Term movement Definition a piece that sounds complete but is a part of a composition (one of a set) Term Movements usually contrast in ________ and _______. Definition mood and speed Term In baroque society, music was written to order of either the ________ or __________ Definition the churches or courts Term The music director was paid well but not allowed to quit or take a trip without _____________. Definition permission Term Who made more money, church musicians or court musicians? Definition Court musicians Term concerto Definition a three-part musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra Term concerto grosso Definition a small group of soloists with full orchestra Term The concerto grosso usally has three movements with tempo markings of _____, ____, and ______. Definition fast, slow, and fast Term fugue Definition a polyphonic composition based on one main theme Term The fugue starts off in a single, unaccompanied voice, followed by ____________________________________. Definition other voices imitating the subject Term The imitation in the fugue is called the __________. Definition answer Term The fugue is similar to singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” in ____________ or ____________ style. Definition rounds or in canon style Term opera Definition drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment Term sonata Definition a composition in several movements and one to eight instruments Term suite Definition sets of dance-inspired movements Term chorale Definition hymn tune Term cantata Definition a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment and often containing more than one movement Term oratorio Definition a large scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, or orchestra that has a narrative text but no costumes, stage machinery, or acting Term The stage machinery creates illusons of _________, ____________, and ______________ ________. Definition floods, storms, and supernatural effects Term During an opera, the instrumentalists and conductor are in the ____________ ____. Definition Orchestra pit Term How many people are needed to sucessfully complete an opera? Definition Several hunderd people Term aria Definition a song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment Term recitative Definition a vocal line that imitates speech Term Besides arias, the soloists in an opera may be as few as ______ and as many as ____. Definition two, six Term Pieces for three or more soloists are called __________. Definition ensembles Term prompter Definition gives cues and reminds the singers of words or pitches Term Most operas open with a prelude or overture that is completely ____________. Definition orchestral Term The overture is at the very beginning; all other acts start with a __________. Definition prelude Term Most operas are set in one of three languages: __________, ___________, or __________. Definition Italian, French, or German Term The fellowship of men that wanted to create a new vocal style similar to Greek tragedy is called ______________________. Definition The Florentine camerata Term Why was polyphony rejected for opera? Definition different words being sung at the same time sounds confusing Term Who wrote the first opera ever? Definition The Florentine camerata, Dafne Term Euridice was the first opera that has been ___________. Definition preserved Term Which opera was the first operatic masterpiece? Definition Orfeo Term What city brought ballet, chorus, and recitative opera? Definition Rome, Italy Term What city perfects stage machinery and has the first public opera house? Definition Venice, Italy Term From what city did opera originate? Definition Florece, Italy Term What city featues the castrato and lets women sing in operas? Definition Naples, Italy Term castrato Definition male singer who has been castrated before puberty to maintain his high pitched voice Term The choice to become a castrato is usually made by whom, an why? Definition Poor parents; they hope their son would be highly paid Term da capo Definition from the beginning