Music Appreciation Test 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Baroque Period | (1600-1750) visual arts that were later used for all arts. Negative term related to irregularity; then changed to elaborate, distracted, gaudy, out of balance, flamboyant bizarre |
| Birth of Opera | approximately 1600 |
| Bach's Death | 1750 |
| Baroque: Poetry | Milton |
| Baroque:Painting | Rubens, Rembrant |
| Characteristics of Artwork of Baroque Time | Sense of Motion: Emotion "arrested in time" Words to on Grand: proportions elaborate (opera, oratorio) Rise of Instrumental: EQUAL to voices, instruments affected the voices Rise of Homophonic texture: early years of opera need to make text heard/understood Early development of Orchestra: mainly strings but woodwinds if needed Partonage System: system where wealthy artists were servants to both pathrons Rational-Spiritual Dichotomy |
| Baroque :Descrates | Philosophy of Blood |
| Galileo | Astronomy |
| Harvey | Circulation of Blood |
| Newton | Gravity, Physics, Calculus |
| The Baroque Period was the Age of... | Reason |
| World/Universe was seen | as a clock: work machine |
| Purpose of Science | Discover the nature of the universe through reductive process uncover the "mind of GOD" |
| Puritans | England (conserve) 1605 Christmas Carol Burning |
| Pilgrims | 1620 Come on Mayflower |
| Salem Witch Trials | Common Wealth in England (mid 1600s) Pietism & Religious Mysticism |
| All Wars fought Europe | Fought during period of "religion" basic underlying issues |
| The Religious Struggle between Church and State | who has more authority God or King led to separation of Church and State in US Constitution |
| First Characteristic of Baroque Music | Unity of Mood Movement of piece would maintain same mood or emotion from start to finish |
| Doctrine of Affection | held the certain musical device could "affect" and create various emotional states in the listening |
| Second Characteristic of Baroque Music | Rhythmic Drive Rhythm became the underlying compelling unrelenting compulsive driving force behind most baroque music |
| Third Characteristic of Baroque Music | Continuous Melody different than "popular music" today elaborate spinning forth melody based upon repetition and sequence of patterns |
| Fourth Characteristic of Baroque Music | Terraced Dynamics sudden changes in loudness or softness sudden addition/subtraction of instruments |
| Fifth Characteristic of Baroque Music | Texture Polyphonic and Opera: homophonic |
| Sixth Characteristic of Baroque Music | Words and Music word painting continues |
| Seventh Characteristic of Baroque Music | New Harmonic System Major/Minor Tonality: 2 basic scales favored even today |
| Modulation | "new" system music could establish different note as "tonic" and creates longer works based upon motion away: from front to back to original key |
| Figured Bass | kind of musical: "short handed" using numbers (figures) above or below bass notes indicated kind of chord to be played |
| Basso Continuo | Comprised of 2 performers: 1 cello or low instrument playing the bass line and keyboard "realize" chords of "figured bass" |
| Improvisation | making up music one goes along similar to jazz players today singers and players "invent" music on the spot |
| Purpose of Baroque Music | for the bad times needed entertainment |
| Court Musician | Well paid servant |
| Church Musician | Poorly paid servant |
| Orphanages | Music schools attached |
| Baroque Vocal Music | Opera Cantata Oratorio |
| Opera | play set to music with scenery costumes acting on stage most parts of text are sung accompanied by orchestry (plural opus) "the works" |
| Most Baroque Operas | Took place in Greek or Roman Mythology |
| Florentine Camerata | group of Aristocratic Intellectuals sought revival dramatic/musical art Ancient Greeks |
| Monody | new style of texture (homophonic) simple melody simple harmonic accompaniment |
| Overture | orchestral introduction |
| Aria | song for solo singers (duets, trios, etc) perform together part interaction the drama |
| Chorus | group of singers who represent random townspeople or crowd etc. |
| Librettist | poet who writes script for opera |
| Libretto | "little book"term refers to actual script of the opera written by Librettist |
| Castrato | crowning stars of opera were young boys with beautiful voices who were castrated to preserve their voices |
| Monteverdi | 1st significant early opera composer |
| Haly composed... | 1st significant early opera "Orfeo" about 1600 (1607) composed "The Coronation of Poppea" (1642) on history not mythology The characters were anything but heroes |
| Purcell | most important English composer of Baroque Period |
| Dido and Aeneas (1689) | by Purcell most important pera of Baroque period |
| "Dido Lament" | most famous arias of Baroque Period melody unfolds above slow-moving base line repeats over and over (ground bass) (ostinato bass) Descending bass line expresses grief |
| Cantata | typically sacred music intended for religious services (protestant) around 20-30 minutes long |
| Chorale | hymn tune served as melodic basis for cantata in lutherean church |
| Bach (1685-1750) | Greatest genius in music complexity of polyphonic textures Court and Church Musician serious and introverted music style Organ works, concertos, contatas |
| Handel (1685-1759) | Primary composer of operas and oratorios German composing Italian pieces opposite Bach cosmopolitan and extroverted |
| Oratorios | sacred counterpart of the opera: unstaged musical musical drama on religious topic includes: recitatives ensembles, & choruses |
| Messiah | most famous oratorio ever composed 24 days |
| Baroque Instrumental Music | Concerto Types: Solo Concerto Concerto Grosso Suite |
| Baroque Concerto | features soloists groups of soloists (concerto grosso) orchestral accompaniment |
| In a Baroque Concerto 1st movement | it is both soloist and grasso |
| Ritornello Form | sections of music called Ritornello returns in part or total again and again throughout the movement |
| If A=Ritornello then structural scheme would look like | A-B-A-D-A-E-A A Played by all rest is soloist or sections |
| Terraced Dynamics | sudden changes in dynamics addition/subtraction of instruments |
| Ritornello | accompanied orchestra |
| Concertino | soloist |
| Tutti | all combined forces that play the Ritornello |
| Vivaidi | composer Baroque concerto 450 including four seasons |
| The Classical Period (1750-1820) | Artistic Ideals: eloquence, balance, simplicity, symmetry, emotion Rise of Middle Class |
| Age of Enlightenment | educated middle class validity of aristocratic rule questioned concern for common man philosophical prospective: reason before emotion |
| Classical Music | Contrast of Moods Rhythmic Flexibility Homophonic Sonata Cycle: multi-movement works of 3 or 4 movements |
| Four Movement Tempo Patterns | Fast Slow Moderate Fast |
| Four Movement Pattern | 1st: Sonata Form 2nd: Theme and Variation Common 3rd: Minuet (Scherzo) and Trio 4th: Rondo, Sanata, Sonata-Rondo |
| Sonata Form | Single-movement Form sonata-allegro form |
| Exposition | "exposes" musical ideas Primary Theme:establishes key Transition: moves to new key Secondary Theme: new key Closing Theme: ends in the exposition |
| Development | Takes musical ideas from the exposition and "develops" them Most unstable section- frequent modulation to new keys |
| Recapitulation | A restatement of the "exposition" with all music in original key resolution to conflict |
| Theme and Variation | Form which complete musical idea (the Theme) followed by series changed versions of itself (Variation) |
| Coda | section of music brings piece or movement to close |
| Haydn (1732-1809) | Father of Classical music sonata form symphony 104 string quartets 68 optimistic |
| Rondo Form | musical forms based upon return of the theme (rondo or refrain) |
| Chamber Music | one player on each part |
| String Quartet | 2 Violins 1 Viola 1 Cello |
| Mozart (1756-1791) | Musical genius child prodigy Age 12 composed opera Operas Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni Musical Flute Concertos Classical Concertos 2 modifications in 1st movement |
| Double Exposition | found in 1st movement of concerto 1st movement is for orchestra alone 2nd exposition includes soloist) |
| Cadenza | section of concerto where the soloist plays alone ...classical time it was improvised |
| Beethoven (1770-1827) | Considered best composer by general public altered course of music artistic personalities |
| Fifth Symphony Beethoven | autobiographical depicts the FATE of deafness knocking on door and triumph over FATE Movement 1: shot-short-short-long Movement 4; glorious triumph |
| Ninth ("Choral") Symphony IV | Expresses global wish for mankind to find joy on earth through grace and brotherhood |
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