Definitions
A highly structured imitative contrapuntal composition where a single theme or subject prevails.
Fugue
A collection of stylized dances and other pieces in the same key
Suite
Consists of 8 movements, the first movement is a choral fugue, movement 2 is a duet for soprano and bass, movement 5 is a chorale for unison chorus and movement 8 is a chorale
Cantata No. 80 (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott) by Bach
Embraced elements of the Baroque style such as figured bass, major-minor tonality, monody and doctrine of accections while maintaining the traditions of Renaissance polyphony. Increased emotional intensity through the use of stile concitato
Claudio Monteverdi
Italian for "The New Music", a publication that contains madrigals and arias for solo voice and continuo. Illustrated the newly emerging monodic style
Le Nuove Musiche
A speech-like declamatory style of singing supported only by continuo. Employed in opera, oratorio, and cantata
Recitativo secco
A multi-movement work for soloist/soloists and orchestra, generally in three movements: fast-slow-fast
Concerto Grosso
Opens with a ritornello theme that is played tutti and consists of four motives. The Concertino theme alternates and uses sequential imitation
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major by Bach
He didn't invent new forms but perfected existing forms. Organized large-scale works systematically and composed many sacredworks for the Lutheran Church
Johann Sebastian Bach
A group of intellectuals, poets and musicians who worked under the patronage of Count Giovanni de'Bardi. They desired to recreated ancient Greek drama which led to the invention of opera
Florentine Camerata
A term used to denote the use of the full orchestra in the Baroque concerto (also called tutti)
Ripieno
A multi-movement vocalwork that is sacred or secular. It is for vocal soloist and chorus with instrumental accompaniment
Cantata
In the key of D major and opens with a bold, ascending figure. Section B is in Bminor and is less active with a more mellow character
Water Music: Suite in D Major
Brilliant organist and harpsichordist who developed the French keyboard suite initially along traditional lines and then later incorporated imaginitive character pieces
Published in 1753, this is a treatise that served as a practical guide for all aspects of keyboard performance
Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
Performance practice associated with French music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Notes with time values that are written with equal values are performed with unequal values, most often lengthening the first note and shortening the second.
Drama presented through music where all or most of the text is sung. Combines music with art, literature, theater and dance
Opera
An opera with librettist Nahum Tate. Based on an epic poem by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. First performance was in 1689
Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
A cosmopolitan figure who used very basic musical elements to make his style accessible and appealing.
A treatise on harmony published in 1722 which established the groundwork for the study of functional harmony
Traite de l'harmonie
A lively, triple meter dance of English originally associated with sailors
hornpipe
Genre that consists of recitatives, arias, ensembles and choruses. (provide at least two answers)
Cantata, opera, oratorio
This excerpt from L'Orfeo demonstrates the new monodic style of the Baroque era. It uses stile rappresentativo and has numerous examples of word painting such as profondi abissi, stelle, and sole
Tu se' Morta
An organist, singer, and prolific composer who combined elements of national styles by embracing the influence of lyric arias, ornamentation and the French overture, and Renaissance madrigal and choral tradition
Henry Purcell
One of Bach's sons who wrote the Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments. He worked at the court of Frederick the Great at Potsdam.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach