Baroque – Flashcard
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The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
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Libretto
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were male singers who had been castrated before puberty. combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman. received the highest fees of any musicians.
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Castrati
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All of the following were major baroque composers except
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Pierluigi da Palestrina.
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A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the
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Cantata
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Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called
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Suites
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Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that
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it gives a solo role to the harpsichord.
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The main theme of a fugue is called the
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Subject
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A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment is called a/an
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Aria
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A musical ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole or half step apart is a
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Trill
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Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____________ of his day.
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Organist
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Vivaldi wrote approximately ____________ concerti grossi and solo concertos.
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450
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Monteverdi's vocal music ordinarily was supported by a ____________ and other instruments.
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Basso Continuo
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A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called a(n) (Handels Messiah)
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Oratorio
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Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the ____________ period.
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Late Baroque
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Some of Vivaldi's instrumental concertos were arranged by
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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The ____________ is the person who beats time, indicates expression, cues in musicians, and controls the balance among instruments and voices.
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Conductor
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The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____________ form.
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Ritornello
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The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the
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Tutti
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Handel's Messiah is an example of
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Oratorio
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Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso
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Violinist
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plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line.
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Theorbo
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The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Dido and Aeneas, which many consider to be the finest opera ever written to an English text, was composed by
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Henry Purcell
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In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the ____________ of the time.
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Operas
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A type of polyphonic composition based on one main theme is a
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Fugue
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The early baroque was characterized by
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Homophonic Texture
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The principal means of musical expression in the Lutheran service was the
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Church Cantana
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A major difference between a cantata and an oratorio is that an oratorio
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is not intended for religious services.
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A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ movements.
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3
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The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.
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Flute
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The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the
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Harpsichord
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Baroque style flourished in music during the period
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1600-1750
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Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except
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Opera
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a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition.
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movement
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A ____________ is a single tone, usually in the bass, that is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it.
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Pedal Point
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____________ refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.
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Recitative
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A bass part together with numbers that specify the chords to be played above it is called
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Figured bass
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The most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of
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Basso continuo
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An ____________ is a play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes, and action.
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Opera
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The early and late baroque periods differed in that composers in the late baroque
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Favored polyphonic texture
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The ____________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune.
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Chorale
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Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
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acting, scenery, or costumes.
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# above note, noted as single base line
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Basso Continuo
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best known for operas Orfeo- earliest opera
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Claudio Monteverdi
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Sacred Music "Red Priest" taught at Pieta- all girls school
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Antonio Vivaldi
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operas oratorios wrote messiah
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George Frederic Handel
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origins in the Florentine Camerata -Greek tragedy Libretto -the text of the opera Recitative -vocal line imitating speech Aria -song for solo voice -full accompaniment
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opera
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text of the opera
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libretto
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vocal line imitating speech
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recitative
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high male voice castration of singer before puberty
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Castrato
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earliest opera
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Orfeo
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wrote by Henry Purcell opera aria
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Dido and Aeneas
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repeating bass lines/ chord progressions
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ground bass/lament bass
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one soloists vs. tutti "A song from the four seasons"
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Solo concerto
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small group of soloists vs. tutti
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Concerto grosso
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French baroque lute/harpsichord composers stylized dance movements
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Suite
