Instrumental Music
This genre consists of reworking a given melody, resulting in a varied form of it
What is variation?
Italian for "to be sung" - vocal genre (both secular and sacred) consisting of multiple movements, typically alternating between arias and recitatives - Bach is a major composer of these
What is a cantata?
Term for the text and score of an opera
What is a libretto?
The monarch who significantly influenced the 17th century musical style in France - an age of royal power and control of the arts
Who is King Louis XIV?
The note letter names of the ascending five lines of the treble clef
What is E, G, B, D, F?
An introductory piece for a solo instrument
What is a prelude?
A German composer, known for his sacred vocal music, bridging Renaissance polyphony with the dramatic Baroque style
Who is Heinrich Schutz?
The most direct source for opera - a musical interlude on a pastoral subject performed between acts of a play
What is an intermedio?
Most important 17th century French composer of opera
Who is Jean-Baptiste Lully?
The note letter names of the ascending 4 spaces of the bass clef
What is A, C, E, G?
The English name for a group of instruments
What is a consort?
A vocal genre similar to opera but performed in a sacred space, focusing on a sacred topic
What is oratorio?
What is a recitative?
The term for the 17th century genre of Spanish sacred music
What is the villancio?
The type of interval when the upper note is half a step lower than a minor or perfect interval
What is a diminished interval?
An multi-movement piece that features a solo instrument - An example is Vivaldi's "Four Seasons".
What is a concerto?
The composer of the famous "Mass in B Minor"
Who is J.S. Bach?
The earliest known composer of opera
Who is Peri?
Significant 17th Italian composer of numerous trio sonatas, consisting of 2 melody instruments and a basso continuo
Who is Arcangelo Corelli?
In 6/8 time, a dotted quarter note receives this many beats.
What is 3?
A Renaissance brass instrument; an early form of the trombone
What is a sackbut?
The composer first known for his operas, then his oratorios, like "Messiah"
Who is Georg Friedrich Handel?
The first opera Claudio Monteverdi wrote
What is L'Orfeo?
Italian composer of the 18th century, initially known as an incredibly skilled violinist - later known for his famous violin concerto, where each movement is paired with a sonnet
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
The musical abbreviation meaning to go back to the sign and play to the end, indicated by "fine".
What is D.S. al fine?