Music of the Baroque Era
When a composer writes a piece of music for a certain occassion.
What is commission?
The person credited for being the first major composer of opera.
Who was Claudio Monteverdi?
The family of violin makers that created some of the finest violins ever made.
What is Stradivari?
George Frideric Handel was born in this city.
What is Halle?
Texture with one main melody accompanied by either other voices or instruments.
What is homophonic?
What is opera?
The inventor of the piano around the year 1700.
Who was Bartolomeo Cristofori?
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in this city.
What is Eisenach?
Words and meanings of the words were depicted vividly in the music.
What is word painting?
The opera "Orfeo" by Claudio Monteverdi included many of these, or solo pieces for a singer.
What are arias?
Two musical forms that showcased instrumental talents and became more popular during the Baroque era include the concerto and this.
What is the sonata?
This was Handel's most famous oratorio.
What is Messiah?
The orchestra and this musical group were important developments during the Baroque era.
What is opera?
This Monteverdi opera is viewed as the first modern opera and written in 1607.
What is Orfeo?
The Baroque era trumpet did not include this mechanism to assist performers in changing pitches quickly.
What are valves?
The name of a work for vocalists, chorus, and instrumentalists based on a poetic narrative of a dramatic nature.
What is a cantata?
When a piece expresses one basic emotion.
What is unity of mood?
The years of Claudio Monteverdi's life span.
What is 1567-1643?
What is the piano?
This type of music is based on a story from the bible and can include as many as 40-plus movements.
What is an oratorio?