Level 1
WHEN WAS THE START OF THE BAROQUE ERA?
1600
HOW MANY KEYS DID THE BAROQUE FLUTE HAVE?
1
WHEN DO YOU ADD ORNAMENTATION TO MUSIC?
slow sections, repeats, large intervals
In Baroque music, the trills start from the note above.
WHAT COULD PERFORMERS ADD TO MUSIC DURING THE BAROQUE ERA?
Ornamentation
WHEN WAS THE END OF THE BAROQUE ERA?
1750
WHICH KEY DID THE BAROQUE FLUTE HAVE?
D#
WHAT IS AN EDITION?
TELL US ABOUT THE PITCH DURING THE BAROQUE ERA?
Was lower and wasn't standardized.
HOW SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR SOUND IF WE ARE TRYING TO EMBODY APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCE PRACTICE BUT ON A MODERN FLUTE?
less/no vibrato, pure/warm sound, subtle dynamics
___________ DEATH MARKED THE END OF THE BAROQUE ERA.
BACH
WHO ADDED THE FIRST KEY TO THE BAROQUE FLUTE?
Hotteterre
WHAT IS THE URTEXT?
The unedited/original form of the music.
HOW MANY PIECES WAS THE BAROQUE FLUTE DIVIDED INTO? DID THAT CHANGE? WHY?
3 pieces to start
4 pieces later to accommodate for the pitch in various places
WHAT DOES THE TERM “BAROQUE” MEAN?
misshappen pearl (comes from Barroco)
NAME TWO BAROQUE COMPOSERS OTHER THAN BACH.
Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Monteverdi, Scarlatti, Lully, etc.
WHICH INSTRUMENT ACCOMPANIED THE FLUTE IN THE BAROQUE ERA?
Harpsichord
WHAT ARE SOME APPROPRIATE IDEAS FOR ORNAMENTATION?
passing tones, neighboring tones, turns, mordents, trills, scales, arpeggios
WHAT IS "CORPS DE RECHANGE" AND WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT?
Interchangeable middle joints to help players adjust to the intonation in various places.
WHAT IS BASSO CONTINUO?
continuous bass line with improvised harmonies
WHAT WAS THE FLUTE MADE OUT OF DURING THE BAROQUE ERA?
Wood
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HARPSICHORD AND A PIANO?
Harpsichord = plucked
Piano = Hammered (more dynamics)
WHAT ARE “GRACE NOTES” CALLED IN BAROQUE MUSIC AND HOW SHOULD WE INTERPRET THEM?
Appoggiaturas and they are placed on the beat and evenly divided based on the note they are attached to
WHAT IS THE LOWEST AND HIGHEST NOTE ON A BAROQUE FLUTE?
WHAT IS FIGURED BASS?
kind of musical notation in which numerals and symbols indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones