Definitions
the language Catholic composers wrote in
Latin
Name the composer who wrote over 300 cantatas
Bach
Opera was first created by this group of men
Florentine Camerata
music written for smaller groups to play
chamber music
a word to describe the music of the Baroque era
ornate
embellished
florid
extra
ornamented
the split from the Catholic church that resulted in protestantism
The Reformation
composer who was commissioned by two King George's
Handel
opera is an attempt to recreate the drama from what ancient civilization
Greece
the act of someone with a great deal of wealth giving their financial support to an artist to commission them
patronage
he perfected the violin
Stradivari
the philosophy that said one emotion expressed per piece or per section of a piece
Doctrine of Affections
he wrote the first GREAT opera
Monteverdi
The first 3 operas ever written
Dafne
L'Euridice
L'Orfeo
the Baroque trombone is called...
sackbut
many fast notes sung on a single syllable
melisma
a virtuosic solo passage
cadenza
composed a comedic ballet for King Louis XVI
Lully
the speech like singing used in opera to quickly get through dialogue and further the plot
recitative
ABAB
binary form
the six movements of the Mass
kyrie
gloria
credo
sanctus
benedictus
agnus dei
all voices sing the same rhythms and words at the same time, but different notes
homophony
Composer of the 4 seasons
Vivaldi
the foundational accompaniment for all Baroque music
basso continuo
tells the story of Christ's death through music
Passion
a lute with a long neck
theorbo