Chapter 10
What is the term for male singers who were surgically altered before puberty to preserve their high vocal range?
castrati
What is the Italian term for the divided choirs used in music by composers such as Gabrieli?
cori spezzati
What is the broken/arpeggiated texture in French lute/harpsichord music called?
Style brise
What is the French word for 'ornament?'
agrement
What is the Italian term for a repeated pattern in the bass?
ostinato
Name one way in which oratorio is different from opera.
Religious subject matter
RARELY staged
Narrator (storicus/testo)
Chorus – changing roles
Sometimes Latin
Composing for an instrument's own 'language' (its strengths and tendencies) is called ________ writing.
idiomatic
In which country was organ music most popular?
Germany
Who criticized Monteverdi's 'seconda prattica,' creating a Baroque sized controversy in the music world?
Artusi
What is the title of the piece we studied that represents chamber (small-scale) Catholic church music?
O quam tu pulchra es
Name an abstract, sectional genre.
Sonata
What is the term for the text of an opera?
What feature of Baroque music caused composers to think vertically (chords), not horizontally (individual dissonances with CF)?
Basso continuo
What is the name of the Catholic oratorio we studied in class?
Historia di Jephte
Which French composer was known for her harpsichord music?
Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
What is the term for a recurring instrumental passage?
Ritornello
Baroque composers sought to cause an emotional response with their compositions. This is called the...
Theory of Affections
What was the name of the Lutheran sacred concerto which depicted the origin story of the apostle Paul?
Saul, Saul...
(was verfolgst du mich)
Which composer dominated string music in the early Baroque?
Arcangelo Corelli
Which group is credited with inventing opera?
The Florentine Camerata