Familiar Listening
Who is the composer of Ahi, Caso Acerbo (from L'Orfeo)?
Monteverdi
Which form is A A' A''' A''' A'''' ...
Theme and variations form
Two genres from the Renaissance. Which genre is sacred?
motet and madrigal. The motet is sacred (Latin)
When music reflects the meaning of the text
word painting
The distinctive sound of the harpsichord creates an almost immediate association with the ______ era.
Baroque
What is the medium for Vi Ricorda (from L'Orfeo)
baritone + orchestra
Monarchs had absolute control during the ______ era. Sir Isaac Newton, who discovered the principle of gravity, developed calculus, and determined that white light is made up of all colors of the spectrum.
Baroque
Two vocal genres from the Baroque era.
Opera and Oratorio
tone quality
timbre
bassline and instrument that can play chords (harpsichord)
basso continuo accompaniment
Name the song title and composer for the two songs from Messiah.
Ev'ry Valley (from Messiah) - Handel
Hallelujah (from Messiah) - Handel
Name the parts of sonata form in order.
1. Exposition (x2)
2. Development
3. Recapitulation
(4. Coda)
Two instrumental genres from the Baroque era.
concerto and fugue
system of organizing music around a tonic (main pitch)
What are the two types?
Tonality
(major and minor tonality)
Vi ricorda and Ahi Caso acerbo are songs from the opera ________.
L'Orfeo
Little Fugue in G Minor: Name the composer, era, tonality and medium.
Bach,
Baroque,
minor but ends on a major chord,
organ
Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements, not on a religious afterlife
humanism
What is the subgenre of "Ev'ry Valley." Name three facts about the subgenre.
aria
- solo+instruments
- tuneful/melodic
- metric
- repetition
- larger accompaniment
- USED TO EXPRESS EMOTION
main theme of a fugue
subject
Name three facts about the recitative subgenre.
- solo+instruments
- speech-like
- non-metric
- no repetition
- sparse accompaniment
- USED TO ADVANCE A PLOT
Spring, Movement I: What is the form?
ritornello form (recurring instrumental section)
The most impressive building of the Baroque period is surely the palace of _______, built by Louis XIV in the mid-1600s.
Versailles
What are the five subgenres of operas and oratorios?
overture, chorus, ensemble, aria, recitative
text or script of the opera
libretto
Baroque doctrine, usually one mood (affect) per work
- Stronger beats, clearer meters.
- major and minor tonalities, lots of ornamentation
- may require virtuosity (extreme ability)
Doctrine of Affections