Bach
Where was Bach born?
Germany
Where was Vivaldi born?
Italy
When was the Baroque era?
1600-1750
Define Opera. (Must be close to the definition we used in class)
an art form that combines music, drama, and spectacle to tell a story through song
What instrument family does the trumpet belong to?
Brass
What instrument did Bach compose for most often?
Organ
When was Vivaldi born?
1678
What is the largest instrument?
Organ
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
Italian composer known as the father of Opera
How is sound produced on the clarinet?
By blowing air between the mouthpiece and reed making the reed vibrate.
Bach's death marked the end of what era?
Baroque
Vivaldi taught music in a __________ to young girls.
What is programmatic music?
Music that tells a story
What was Monteverdi's first opera called?
L'Orfeo
What are the vibrating metallic stings on the snare drum called?
Snares
What is a Fugue?
music that repeats and develops a musical subject across several voices
The Red Priest
What is word painting?
When music reflects the text
__________ became essential to music.
Emotions
What does polyphonic mean?
Many different vocal parts sung at the same time
What is Bach's full name? Must be pronounced correctly.
Johann Sebastian Bach
The Four Seasons shows off a specific instrument what genre of music is this called?
Concerto
What is the main subject of melody in a fugue called?
Subject
Who wrote the first opera?
Jacopo Peri
What is a Motet?
choral music based on religious text