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Music 100 -Exam 2
Baroque Era
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Undergraduate 3
09/28/2013

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Claudio Monteverdi
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Italian, early Baroque, opera.
"Tu Se Morta from Orfeo"
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Henry Purcell
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English, middle Baroque, Opera
"Dido's Lament"
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Arcangelo Corelli
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Italian, middle Baroque, sonatas
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Italian, middle Baroque, "the red priest", taught in an orphanage, concerto gross and solo concerto
"La Primavera" Spring -Four seasons
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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German, late Baroque, every form except opera, master of improvisation, keyboardist.
"Suite no. 3 in D major"
"Cantata no. 140" chorale
"Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 1st movement"
"Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue)"
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George Handel
Definition
German then Italy and England, late Baroque, opera then oratorio
"Messiah, Every Vally Shall be Exalted"
"Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus"
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Concerto Grosso
Definition
Instrumental. Small group of soloists and orchestra. 3 movements: fast, slow, fast. Ritornello form: melody played by orchestra in first and last movements.
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Solo Concerto
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Instrumental. Similar to concerto grosso but only one soloist.
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Fugue
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Polyphonic. Subject: main theme with imitation. Answer: melody on top of subject.
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Opera
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Started in Italy. Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment. Aria: more drawn out, expresses emotion. De Capo Aria: ABA improvisation and show off in second A. Recitative: Resembles speech, presents plot. Accompanied Recitative: more instruments.
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Sonata
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Instrumental. 1 to 8 instruments. Trio Sonata: Basso Continuo and two other instruments. Sonata de chiesa: dignified church sonata. Sonata de camera: dance-like chamber sonata.
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Suite
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Instrumental. Multi movement based on dance.
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Chorale
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Hymn tune with German text
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Church cantata
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Multi movement church work. German religious text. Uses chorale tune.
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Oratorio
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Like opera, but no costumes or scenery. Sacred, based on Biblical stories.
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Baroque period
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1600-1750. Early baroque: homophony. Late: polyphony. More instrumental. Rhythmic patterns.
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Basso Continuo
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Harmony in bass. Cello and keyboard.
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Figured Bass
Definition
Bassline with numbers indicating chords
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Baroque Orchestra
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Mostly strings, limited percussion, basso continuo
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Music in Baroque society
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Music written to order. For courts and churches.
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Ritornello
Definition
Musical melody played by the orchestra in first and last movements of concertos
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Inversion
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Chord inversions indicated by the numbers in figured bass
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Retrograde
Definition
When the music is played end to beginning
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Opera in the Baroque period
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Started from musical discussions of the Camerata in Florence, Italy. Composed for court ceremonies. First known opera: Euridice (Peri). First large-scale opera: Orfeo (Monteverdi).
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Libretto
Definition
Text of an opera or oratorio
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Ground bass/basso ostinato
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Lament. Repeated musical idea in bass.
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Brandenburg Concerto #5
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Bach. Concerto grosso. String orchestra and group of soloists. Ritornello form.
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Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue)
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Bach. Fourth voice on pedals.
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Tu se' morta, from Orfeo
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Monteverdi. Opera aria. Voice and basso continuo.
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Dido's Lament, from Dido and Aeneas
Definition
Purcell. Opera aria. Ground bass..falling tears.
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La Primavera (Spring), Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, from The Four Seasons
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Vivaldi. Solo concerto for violin. Polyphonic. Ritornello form.
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Suite No. 3 in D Major
Definition
Bach. Suite. Strings and trumpets.
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Cantata No. 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, a Voice is Calling Us)
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Bach. Church cantata. Chorale tune.
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Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted, from Messiah
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Handel. Oratorio. Orchestra ritornello. Virtuoso singer.
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Hallelujah, from Messiah
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Handel. Homophonic, polyphonic, and monophonic.
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