Baroque General
What are the tempo markings of a baroque multi-movement work?
Fast-Slow-Fast
What does "baroque" mean?
highly decorated
Bach's works often feature thematic development. What is thematic development?
Taking a small musical idea and building an entire work out of it
What was Vivaldi's nickname?
The red priest
What is a castrato?
Castrated male singer
What is a continuo?
A driving (motoric) accompaniment part
Where did Handel spend most of his life?
England/London
What are the two types of pieces in Opera?
recitative and aria
What is figured bass?
The numbers that appear above a bass, telling the players what notes to play above the bass
When does Bach die? Why does this matter?
1750, end of the Baroque era
What form is Vivaldi considered a pioneer of?
Concerto
Who wrote the first opera?
Peri
What are terraced dynamics?
Sudden ("subito") shifts between loud and soft sections
What does a work's BWV tell us?
When it was composed in relation to other works in Bach's catalog
How is opera different than oratorio?
Opera is secular and has significantly more staging