General
What does "Baroque" mean in Portuguese?
Irregularly shaped pearl
What were the two most popular vocal styles?
Opera and Cantata
What were the two most popular instrumental musical styles?
Sonata and Overture
Who was a pioneer of the opera style?
Claudio Monteverdi
What genre did Johann Sebastian Bach not compose in?
Opera
What aided in the sharing of culture and music?
Trading
What does "cantata" mean in Italian?
to sing
What is a musical chapter?
movements
Did Antonio Vivaldi start composing music in the secular or sacred genre?
Sacred
Whose death did the Baroque Era end with?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Who were composers working for?
- The Church
- The Monarchs
- The Opera House
What does opera require for performances? List at least three things.
vocalists, instrumentalists, visual artists, dancers, practitioners of stagecraft, and more.
Describe a sonata.
a two to four movement instrumental solo
Did Antonio Vivaldi mostly write for vocal or instrumental?
Instrumental
What was Johann Sebastian Bach a master of?
counter-point and harmony
Who was the powerhouse of composition?
Italy
What is the earliest opera we have record of?
Euridice
How would an overture finish?
fast and grand
Which composer was popular during the Baroque Era?
Antonio Vivaldi
Who was not popular during the Baroque Era, but is now considered one of the best composers ever?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Describe "ornamentation."
things added to something to add decoration
What would a cantata feature?
vocal soloist that would be accompanied (backed up) by an instrumentalist
What is an overture an introduction to? List two.
ballets, operas, and oratorios
What was the characteristic of Antonio Vivaldi's perfected concerto?
fast-slow-fast
Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions became models for complex musical structures. List one.
Fugue