People
Known as the father of German comic opera
Reinhard Keiser
Who Wrote Gangnam style
PSY
A semi dramatic piece for several singers accompanied by a small orchestra is called what?
Serenata
What is the basic for of Da Capo Aria
ABA
What were amateur music organ called?
Collegium musicum
Who was the leading French organist/clavecinist in the early 1700s?
Francois Couperin
What is considered the first oratorio?
La rappresentatione di anima e di corpo (Emilio de Cavalieri)
Name 3 types of Baroque concerto
Orchestral, Concerto Grosso, Solo
What did the Baroque solo cantata consist of?
An alternation of recitatives and arias
The first public opera house was opened where in 1678?
Hamburg
Who established the melodic minor scale?
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Who authored Frische Klavier Fruchte In 1696?
Johann Kunhau
A German play with spoken dialogue, their version of recitative
Singspiel
What instruments were in the trio sonata?
Two strings and Basso Continuo
What musician was influential for both Bach and Handel?
Zachau
Who was the most celebrated violin virtuoso in the 1700s?
Giuseppe Tartini
Name 3 of Bach’s significant Choral works
St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, Mass in b minor
What are Handel’s 3 styles for writing large choruses?
Fugal, Madrigalesque, Homorhythmic
What is the key relationship between all movements of Baroque keyboard suites?
They’re all in the same key
What were the contents of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier?
Two books of 24 preludes and fugues each
Who assembled the first quality large orchestra in Paris?
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Name four Handel Oratorios
Samson, Israel in Egypt, Messiah, Esther
What is the difference between secco and accompagnato?
ACC. Was accompanied by a large orchestra, secco was recitative with only basso continuo
Who developed the concept of a dramatic soloist going against an orchestra?
Vivaldi
What is ricercar format?
A lighter style used by South German Baroque composers