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Music Appreciation Baroque music

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Eurydice
Heroine in Orfeo
oratorio
Choral piece accompanied by orchestra
suite
piece written for a solo instrument; 3 parts
aria
solo in an opera
opera
a play set to music
fugue
piece featuring several different melodies
toccata
piece written to show off the abilities of the performer
bel canto
style of singing required in opera
opera seria
a dramatic opera
opera buffa
a comedic opera
overture
an orchestral piece played at the beginning of an opera or a larger piece
bourree
a dance; part of a suite
sarabande
a dance; part of a suite
Germany
Location of Bach's birth
J. S. Bach
prolific composer and father
concerto
piece written for a solo instrument or small group of instruments accompanied by an orchestra or larger group of instruments
concerto grosso
concerto featuring a group of solo instruments
The Messiah
an oratorio by Handel
"The greatest composer who ever lived"
Beethoven on Handel
libretto
words for an opera
Orfeo
written by Claudio Monteverdi
recitatives
vocal pieces in an opera that features of style of singing that sounds like conversation
movements
sections of larger pieces, like symphonies and concertos
fast-slow-fast
concerto movements
dynamics
loudness and softness of music
improvisation
making up the music as you play it; Bach was a master
organ
has a wind box
clavichord
features brass hammers
harpsichord
picks the strings
The "red priest"
Antonio Vivaldi
percussion instrument
timpani
"Tu se morta."
"You are dead."
"Tu se morta"
Aria by Monteverdi
Jean Rameau
French composer of Castor et Pollux
Tristes Apprets, Pales Flambeaux
Aria by Rameau
fugue
Bach was a master of these.
Handel
life-long bachelor; lived in England
Vivaldi
Composed "The Four Seasons"
Revolutionary period in music
Late Baroque
Terraced dynamics
Sudden change between loud and soft
Kapelmeister
One of Bach's jobs
Written in 1607
Orfeo
counterpoint
a type of polyphony in which melodies are closely related and interlocked
wind chest
the "heart" of the organ
stops
adjust tone
three keyboards
organ
pipes
organ
fugue, toccata, prelude and fantasia
pieces written for the organ
Pachelbel
Canon in D Major
m
minor
M
major
Vivaldi
Italian priest and redhead
Handel and Bach
expert organists
Baroque Era
from 1600-1750
Handel
Wrote operas and oratorios
Vivaldi
Famous for his violin concertos
Monteverdi
One of the earliest composers of Baroque opera
Bach
Mass in B minor
minor
Mode/key in which the sound is sad or dark
Major
Mode/key in which the sound is bright and happy
gigue
Section of a suite in 6/8 time
counterpoint
Technique Bach often used
dance suite
Piece with sarabande, minuet, and bouree in it
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