The Baroque Period

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To remember facts about the Baroque period
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Frage Antworten
Define absolute monarchy The belief that Kings receive their right to rule from God.
What was the time of the Baroque period? 1600-1750
In what year did Bach die? 1750
__________ governments gain a lot of power. National governments gain a lot of power.
Who was the most emblematic figure? Louis XIV (The Sun King) *Built Court at Versailles
Which class supported the arts? The ruling class.
What does baroque mean? At the time it meant over the top and excessive; trashy.
Musical revolutions of 1600s (4) -Rise of instrumental music -Development of Basso Continuo -Focus on major and minor scales -Invention of opera
Change in instrumental music Music written for specific instruments. Features that will only work well on the prescribed instruments.
Basso Continuo -Usually chord (harpsichord/lute/organ) +bassline -Background of most Baroque music
Importance of the Basso Continuo (2) -First time composers think of chord progressions -Harmonic "padding" allows them to write wilder melodies
Canon in D Major (4) Johann Pachelbel Basso continuo looping bass line canon in violin parts
Canon A piece in which the same melody is begun in different parts successively, so that the imitations overlap.
Violin 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
Concerto An orchestral piece in which a single musician gets to stand apart from the group and play a lot of music. "soloist"
Soloist vs. Tutti The tutti is usually back up by a group. Contrast with Tutti which means all so the whole group.
Ritornello Form A chunk of music that returns multiple times. Usually played by tutti. Alterable but still recognizable. Episodes in between.
Episodes Passages in the ritornello form. Either for the soloist or new material for the tutti.
Tonic The note our scales are based on; most stable/important
Form the way the piece is organized in time (different sections with different functions)
Loop Simple musical story which contain musical material that repeats. Generally bass line or chord progression.
Invention of Opera Inspired by humanism, intellectuals in Florence noticed Greek tragedies incorporate music. Reinvented to have a more powerful impact.
Recitative WRETCH-it-tah-TEEV A 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.
Aria (song) The part of opera that is sung. Express emotion.
Libretto Text of an opera.
Thy 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.
Social History of Opera Aristocracy paid for. Immediately popular in Venice. Treated more as a social scene. Designed to feature star singers like Farinello.
Castrato Men who were given an operation prepubescent to preserve high voices.
"Little" Fague in G minor (4) Bach fague subject episodes
Fague Feature multiple lines (ie. voices) that combine a complex web of counterpoint. Organized around a subject
Subject Usually introduced immediately, unaccompanied voice. Later, other voices join in.
Exposition Opening sequence in which each voice presents the subject.
Episodes What separated statements of the subject. Looser and more exploratory.
The Well-Tempered Clavier Prelude + Fagues in every possible key. Problem in tonal music- various keys do not mesh perfectly.
Suite No. 3 in C major for Solo Cello (5) Bach Dance suite binary form Bourrée I is major Bourrée II is minor
Binary Form Two sections each of which are repeated.
Chord Simultaneous combinations of notes.
Tonic Triad 1st, 3rd, and 5th of a scale
Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (3) Bach Cantata Chorale melody in "slow motion"
Cantata Small orchestra and soloists
Chorale A preexisting melody that the congregation would have been similar with.
"There were shepards..." "Glory to God" from the Messiah (4) George Frederic Handel Oratorio Tone painting High+low imagery
Oratorio a long work for chorus, orchestra, vocal soloist that tells a story, often biblical. Entertainment.
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