Opera
What is the difference between an Opera and a Musical?
An Opera is fully sung, while a Musical has intermittent spoken dialogue
Middle Ages...
- Non Metric
- Sparse Texture
- Harp
- Latin Text
- Classical vocal technique
A style of music that blends rhythms and percussion instruments of Cuba and the Spanish Caribbean with Jazz and its fusion of European and African musical elements
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
How was Native American music passed down?
Through aural traditions without any written notation
This vocal technique occurs in Jazz when a vocalist sings closer to the microphone in a softer tone to be able to emulate more of a ballad feel
An Opera that has a serious storyline....
Opera Seria
Baroque...
- Opera
- 2 distinct sections of the piece
- More dense texture (still all strings)
- Harpsichord
- English Text
Originally based in New Orleans, this style was originally based upon Ragtime, Military, and religious tunes, and features a very polyphonic sound with multiple solos happening simultaneously
What is Dixieland
What are Psalms?
Spare and plain melodies based on Biblical text
The term Rhythm and Blues was created by who?
Jerry Wexler
An opera that has a comical storyline...
Opera Buffa
Classical...
- Much larger ensemble size (winds, percussion, etc)
- Trumpet
- Thematic development
- Articulation
In this style of Jazz, the sound becomes much more homophonic as the standards are written through sectional features and a back and forth conversation between the brass and woodwinds
What is Big Band
What was the first book published in British North America?
The Bay Psalm Book
An opera vocal selection is split into two parts, beginning with a non-metric chant, followed by a full song. What is the name of the first section?
Recitative
This type of chant occurs when the vocalists uses one vowel over a multitude of notes...
Melismatic
Romantic...
- Textural (not as many clear melodies)
- Programmatic
- Full orchestra
- Drastic tempo changes
This style is a combination of Jazz harmonies with the improvisation in styles such as Rock, Funk, and Blues with a focus on newer sounds thanks to expansion in technology
What is Fusion
Why was the use of drums by African-Americans banned in the colonies?
Because of it's utilization towards protest and communication
An opera vocal selection is split into two parts, beginning with a non-metric chant, followed by a full song. What is the name of the second section?
Aria
This term is used to describe a meter that has no set tempo, or rhythmic organization...
Non-Metric or Free-Meter
20th Century...
- Musical
- Opening portion of the performance
- Sectional writing (Brass, winds, strings, etc)
- More clear melodies
- More obscure melodic and rhythmic choices
- New instrument sounds
Very meticulous, multi-thematic music with equal phrase lengths, played by just one individual on the piano
Ragtime
What is "Tin Pan Alley"?
What does the term "Neoclassical" mean?
Composing in the style of a previous composer or time period