Music History 2 Midterm review

Baroque ideals were more expressive and creative, whereas the Renaissance was more focused on reviving classic ideas

A style of singing without a fixed rhythm or structure that imitates speech, typically used in operas and Oratorios

form of basso continuo where the bassline has flat or sharp signs and numbers to indicate proper intervals to be played

Monteverdi's term for the style and practice of 16th century polyphony

also known as The Paris Opera is the primary opera and ballet company of France, founded in 1669

Who was a conservative?

musical texture in which all voices move together in essentially the same rhythm

a form comprised of 2 complementary sections, each of which is repeated. 1st ends on the dominant, 2nd ends on the tonic

exploits the contrast in sonority between a small ensemble of solo instruments and a large ensemble

Genre of Italian Opera, on a serious subject, normally with a happy ending, usually without comic characters and scenes.

term meaning "divided choirs" of vocalists or instrumentalists typically found in Venice

a material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times.

French 17th and 18th-century forms of opera, combined classic drama, and dances like ballet and music

king that employed many musicians and held grand musical events including ballets, operas, and instrumental ensembles

Ensemble of instruments or of voices with one or more instruments, or a work for such an ensemble

an aria form with 2 sections

texture consisting of 2 or more simultaneous lines of independent melody

a period of art, cultural, and music history marked by humanism between the middle ages and baroque period

prayers of the mass that remain the same on most or all days of the church calendar, although their melodies may change

a French piece of music played as an introduction to an opera 

the musical texture of solo singing accompanied by one or more instruments

Who was the first to print music?

the first collection of solo songs with Basso Continuo, published by Giulio Caccini

circle of intellectuals and ammeters of the arts that met in Florence, Italy in the 1570's and 1580's

the recurring musical section or theme that repeats between contrasting or different musical sections

convention of performing French music in which passages notated in short, even durations

_____ believed in literature 2nd practice and breaking the rules in order to achieve dramatic/expressive qualities

a songlike, measured style, in a uniform meter, and with relatively steady motion in the accompaniment

a chamber suite of stylized dances

a collection of dance music in the Baroque era, often beginning with a prelude

marked by fast compound meters such as 6/4 or 12/8 with wide melodic leaps and continuous triplets

allows several notes to be sung to one syllable of text (also described as "having melody")

stylizes dance with a moderately fast quadruple meter with almost continuous movement, beginning with an upbeat

Polyphonic concerto or monodic setting of such a poem or sonnet or other nonrepetitive verse form

objectified or archetypal emotions or states of mind such as joy, sadness, fear, or wonder

The repertory of ecclesiastical chant used in the roman church

a piece for a keyboard instrument or lute resembling an improvisation including imitative sections or being a prelude

combination of voices with 1 or more instruments where vocal and instrumental lines are individual and not doubled

a city in Italy in which many famous string instrument makers resided

what year was music first printed?

Broken or arpeggiated texture in keyboard and lute music from seventeenth-century France

one of the major musical prayers in mass ordinary, based on a Byzantine litany

Bernini's David is meant to be more expressive and creative, contrasting to Michelangelo's, which is meant to be classic

Who was an Innovator?

Palace where King Louie XIV resided. A very popular place for music and dance

consisting of a single unaccompanied melodic line

which David statue is this?

A self-contained piece for solo voice in opera, usually accompanied by orchestra, that has a general Poem-like structure

"ground bass". A pattern in the bass that repeats while the melody above it changes.

stylized dance in triple meter at a moderate tempo and with an upbeat

L'orfeo debuted in which city? (Monteverdi moved here and worked for the Duke of ______)

English polyphonic work imitating the Italian genre

instrumental work typically formed in the church that usually consisted of 4 movements in a slow-fast-slow-fast pattern

shifts frequently between duple and triple METER to allow syllables of words, naturally accented in speech on downbeats

music school in the UK established in 1718-19, meant for producing Italian operas

the period from about 1600 to 1750 overlapping Renaissance and classic period (can be described as bizarre & expressive)

14th-century Italian poetic form and its musical setting having 2-3 stanzas followed by a ritornello

a slow dance in triple meter, often emphasizing the second beat

what are the ordinary mass texts?

Concerto in which a single instrument that contrasts with an Orchestra

having (or tending to have) ONE note sung to each syllable of text

16th-century Italian poem having any number of lines, each of 7 or 11 syllables

a long interlude of ballet, choral singing, and spectacle, intended as entertainment

_______ believed literature first practice and held onto compositional rules of the past

polyphonic vocal composition for 2 or more independent voices often with a different text in each voice

Drama with continuous or nearly continuous music staged with scenery, costumes, and action

a continuous bass line with improvised harmonies in Baroque period music, usually played by keyboard instrument or lute

Musical meaning lies exclusively within the context of the work itself

one goal of baroque music was NOT to arouse the affections or move the emotions

what about this one?

term for a practice of counterpoint and composition that allows rules of Prima Practica to be broken to express the text

combines narrative, dialogue, and commentary through arias, recitative ensembles, and instrumental music