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The Late Baroque Period
Late Baroque Music
The Classical Period
The Symphony
Opera Buffa
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A word meaning a "large, irregularly shaped pearl."
What is Baroque?
100
An improvised passage for the soloist in a concerto, or sometimes in other works. These usually come near the end of a movement or piece.
What is a cadenza?
100
The French philosopher who called for Classical music to sound more "natural."
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
100
The composer who wrote Symphony No. 40 in G Minor.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
100
A number in an opera sung by two or more people.
What is an ensemble?
200
Two other names for the Baroque period.
What is the Age of Absolutism and the Age of Science.
200
A type of recitative accompanied only by continuo. From the Italian word for "dry."
What is secco recitative?
200
The instrument that changed how dynamics were used in the Classical period.
What is the fortepiano?
200
In a Classical symphony, the first movement is typically in this form.
What is sonata form?
200
The name of Don Giovanni's comical sidekick.
Who is Leporello?
300
King Louis XIV of France's "nickname."
What is the "Sun King"?
300
This work by J.S. Bach is an "encyclopedia of fugue composition."
What is The Well-Tempered Clavier?
300
This type of aria is sung in ABA form.
What is a da capo aria?
300
A musical form consisting of one main theme or tune alternating with other themes or sections. (Example: A B A C A B A)
What is Rondo form?
300
The duet between Zerlina and Don Giovanni.
What is "La ci darem la mano"?
400
Three places a composer could make a living during the Baroque period.
What are the church, the court, and the opera house?
400
An important modern performer of J.S. Bach's works.
Who is Glenn Gould?
400
Two composers from the Classical period.
Who are Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Also: C.P.E. Bach and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.)
400
This new institution supported the development of orchestral music in the Classical period.
What is the concert hall?
400
The three women Don Giovanni pursues.
Who are Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina?
500
This type of Baroque orchestra featured strings and harpsichord continuo.
What is a basic Baroque orchestra?
500
Thanks to King George II, most audiences now stand during the performance of this Baroque piece.
What is the Halleluiah Chorus from Handel's Messiah?
500
The period in which humans sought to understand the natural world and humankind’s place in it through means of reason rather than religion.
What is The Enlightenment?
500
The three main sections of sonata form.
What are the Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation?
500
Opera seria plots are typically about _____________, whereas opera buffa plots are typically about_______________.
What is ancient history/mythology, and what is contemporary subjects?