Terms
A form of Spanish musical theater that alternates between song and spoken dialogue and various type of solo song.
What is zarzuela?
English/French songs for solo voice in an opera.
What is air?
Originally based on a German dance, this movement of the dance suite has the following characteristics: duple meter, moderately slow....
What is the allemande?
This composer was the only one of her kind at the court of King Louis XIV
Who is de la Guerre?
Can you tell what Genre this is?
What is a suite?
The word is Latin for "crowd" used for a chorus in an oratorio.
What is turba?
A genre vocal music characterized by its ABA form which became popular in Italian opera.
What is da capo aria?
The Italian term for "to seek out" or "to attempt." A keyboard genre that is marked by imitation.
What is a ricercare?
While he allowed domestic music-making and private masques to continue, he banned elaborate music at church and stage productions.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Name the piece, composer, and century
What is Pope Marcellus Mass,
Who is Palestrina,
when is c. 1560 (16th century)
A category of single movement instrumental music that has multiple contrasting parts to it. [DD: Can name the genre associated with this category]
What is sectional? What is a Canzone?
A large-scale polyphonic work in which each movement is based on the same polyphonic composition. All of the voices are adopted in the mass, but none of them are cantus firmus.
What is an imitation mass?
A larger-scale version of a toccata, this genre has alternating free and imitative sections.
What is a praeludium?
Her qualities as a performer set the standards for the prima donna.
Who is Anna Renzi?
Name the piece, composer, and century?
[DD: if you can name the technique used in it]
What is Dido and Aeneas: Conclusion,
Who is Purcell,
When is ca. 1687-88 (late 17th century)
What is the walking bass
The Italian word for effortless grace/nonchalance that was invented by Castiglione
What is sprezzatura?
This genre was popular in England: (Listen)
[DD: Name the composer]
What is a lute song? Who is John Dowland?
A genre that brings together two treble instruments and basso continuo. (Listen and list the composer and the genre)
What is a trio sonata?
Who is Corelli?
According to legends, this composer saved polyphony from being banned by the Council of Trent by composing a six-voice mass titled Pope Marcellus Mass.
Who is Palestrina?
Name the title, composer, century
[DD: if you can name the space where it was performed and explain it]
What is Historia di Jephte: Conclusion,
Who is Carissimi,
When is ca. 1648
Where is Oratories
The Italian word which refers to the narrative portion of the text in an oratorio.
What is testo?
Tell us what genre/style of music this is:
[DD: if you can name the composer]
What is a cantata?
[who is Strozzi]
The Night Watch and The Fairie-round is the title of a work written by an English composer which was published in 1599. The work is a collection of shorter instrumental pieces such almain and galliard. Name the genre and the composer.
What is Consort Dances?
Who is Anthony Holborne?
He introduced Latin oratorios to France. He created a distinct style, by drawing on the model of Carissimi and combining Italian and French styles.
Who is Marc-Antoine Charpentier?
Name the title and the genre
What is Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich,
What is a sacred concerto