Baroque composers
Was born in Halle, Germany and composed water music
Who is Handel?
These three Renaissance artists are the namesakes for the pizza-eating cartoon characters. They are famous for painting and sculpting, but one of them also composed music and designed instruments. Who are they?
Who are Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello?
An Imperfect pearl
What is Barroco?
A large scale musical work on a religious subject
What is an oratorio?
An italian composer who created 4 seasons
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
One of the most important
madrigalists and a Franco-Flemish musician who stood as the dominant composer of the late Renaissance.
Who is orlande de lassus?
A little book
What is libretto?
This piece was made by Handel and was composed in 3-4 weeks
What is Handels Messiah?
A German composer and master of counterpoint, known for the Brandenburg Concertos
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
Female Compopser, the first
woman whose music was
published
Who is Maddalena Casaluna?
Preformed at chapels, chambers, and public courts
What are chamber muscians?
Word for emotions or expressions
What are affections?
Born in Fusignano he studied composition and violin in nearby Bologna. After 1675 he worked for some of the most important musical patrons in Rome, including Queen Christina of Sweden, for whom he directed concerts. He became one of the most famous musicians of the Baroque era.
Who is Arcangelo Corelli?
was a premier Renaissance composer who revolutionized music by pioneering four-voice harmony, overlapping vocal melodies, and matching the musical mood directly to the lyrics. Known as the "master of the notes," he composed famous sacred and secular works including Ave Maria, Missa Pange lingua, Missa Hercules, Mille regretz, and El Grillo.
Who is Josquin?
The rebirth or revival of Greek ideas returning
What is the Renaissance?
What are concertos?
He was a revolutionary Italian composer who is widely celebrated as the father of opera. He completely changed the history of music by shifting away from complex church choir melodies to focus instead on intense human emotion and drama. In 1592 he was appointed suonatore di vivuola (viol and/or violin player) to Duke Vincenzo I of Mantua; his third book of madrigals, published in 1592, shows the strong influence of Giaches de Wert, the maestro di cappella in Mantua.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
Was a premier Italian Renaissance composer who revolutionized church music by perfecting a smooth, balanced style of polyphony that kept religious text clear and easy to understand. Known as the "Prince of Music," he famously saved complex vocal music from being banned by Catholic Church leaders by showing it could still sound pure and respectful. His immense musical output includes famous sacred works such as the Pope Marcellus Mass, Sicut cervus, Missa Brevis, and Tu es Petrus.
Who is Palestrina?
A 4 part strophic song
What is frottola?
If you wanted to become a musician during this era, you typically had to be born into a musical family or be a member of this type of professional trade association.
What is a guild?