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Baroque (1600-1750)
Noonkester
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Undergraduate 1
07/14/2009

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baroque
Definition
bizzare; music is very ornimented
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**terraced dynamics**
Definition
abrupted change from loud(forte) to soft(piano) or visa versa
EXAMPLE:
La Primavera
concerto for violin and string orchestra Op. 8, No. 1 from "The Four Seasons"
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**basso continuo**
Definition
baroque accompaniment made up two instruments playing bass line; usually viola d'gamba and keyboard
EXAMPLE:
all except Organ Fugue in G minor
Term
figured bass
Definition
short hand for chord structure; numbers under the staff used to tell a performer what cord to play
Term
Montiverdi
Definition
one of the first great opera composers
Italian
composed ORFEO
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**concerto grosso**
Definition
composition where an orchestra is pitted against a small group of soloist
EXAMPLE:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major - J.S. Bach
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**fugue**
Definition
polyphonic composition based on ONE main theme(subject)
EXAMPLE:
Organ Fugue in G minor - J.S. Bach
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Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
Definition
set of prelude and fuges written in every major and minor key.
48 total
written to teach his wife and children how to play the clavier
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libretto
Definition
N:book with the story line of the opera
M:text of an opera
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**recitative**
Definition
speech like singing, usually leads into an aria
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**aria**
Definition
song for solo voice and orchesta accompaniment, usually espesses emotion with outpouring of melody-opera oratorios and cantatas; lead in by a recitative
EXAMPLE:
Tu se' morta" from Orfeo
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da capo aria
Definition
aria in ABA'. the last a is more ornimented
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overture
Definition
orchestral introduction before the opera begins; sets the mood for an opera
Term
J.S. Bach
Definition
Lutherian church musican
German
very fine keyboard player and teacher
Term
chorale
Definition
hymn tune sung to a German text
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G.F. Handel
Definition
master of Italian opera and English oratorio
German
nearly blind he still conducted and gave concerts
moved to London
wealthy and famous at death
Term
**oratorio**
Definition
large scale composition for chorus, vocal solist, and accompanist(usually orchestra).
no costumes, acting, scenery.
usually a narrative text
usually bibically based
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Vivaldi
Definition
figure of late Italian baroque
Italian-born in Venice
priest but left poor health
red hair led to nickname "Red Priest"
voilin teacher player and conductor
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