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What does Baroque mean? |
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Baroque means a particular style in the arts. |
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When did the Baroque style flourish? |
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The Baroque style flourished during the period 1600-1750. |
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Who were the 2 giants of composition? |
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The 2 giants of composition were J.S. Bach and George Frederic Handel. |
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__________ music became as important as __________ music for the first time in the late baroque. |
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Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the late baroque. |
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What does a baroque music composition express? |
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A baroque musical composition expresses one basic mood within the same movement. |
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The main keyboard instrument of the baroque is the ____________. |
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The main keyboard instrument of the baroque is the harpsichord. |
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The word "movement" refers to a piece that sounds __________________. |
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The word "movement" refers to a piece that sounds fairly complete and independant but is part of a larger composition. |
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Ordinary citizens heard music in _________. |
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Ordinary citizens heard music in church. |
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A ___________ usually has three movements. |
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A concerto grosso usually has three movements. |
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The large group of players in the concerto grosso is known as the _________. |
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The large group of players in the concerto grosso is known as the "tutti." |
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________'s _____________ gives the harpsicord a solo role. |
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J.S. Bach's Concerto No.5 gives the harpsicord a solo role. |
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A fugue is a _______________________. |
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A fugue is a polyphonic composition based on one main theme, a cornstone of baroque music. |
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The main theme of a fugue is called the ________. |
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The main theme of a fugue is called the subject. |
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A play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes, and action is _________. |
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A play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes, and action is an opera. |
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The libretto is ______________. |
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The libretto is the text, or book of a musical dramatic work. |
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An aria is ________________. |
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An aria is a song for solo voices with orchestral accompaniment. |
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A duet is ________________. |
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A duet is a musical number for two solo voices with orchestral accompaniment. |
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The ___________ is the person who beats time, indicates expression, cues the musicians, and keeps the balance among instruements and voices. |
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The conductor is the person who beats time, indicates expression, cues the musicians, and keeps the balance among instruements and voices. |
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The first opera house in Europe to offer entry to anyone with the price of admission opened in ________ in ________. |
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The first opera house in Europe to offer entry to anyone with the price of admission opened in Venice in 1637. |
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The earliest opera that is preserved is __________'s __________. |
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The earliest opera that is preserved is Jacopo Peri's Euridice. |
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__________ received the highest fees, combined the lung power of a man with the range of a woman, and were male singers who had been castrated before puberty. |
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Castrati received the highest fees, combined the lung power of a man with the range of a woman, and were male singers who had been castrated before puberty. |
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__________ were ornamental tones not printed in the music that the 17th and 18th century performers were expected to add to the melody. |
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Embellishments were ornamental tones not printed in the music that the 17th and 18th century performers were expected to add to the melody. |
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________ and ________, composed by _________, many considered to be the finest opera written to an English text. |
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Dido and Aeneas, composed by Henry Purcell, many considered to be the finest opera written to an English text. |
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A sonata for church is a ___________ and a sonata for a court is called a _______________. |
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A sonata for church is a sonata de chiesa and a sonata for a court is called a sonata da camera. |
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The Lutheran Church service lasted about ______ hours. |
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The Lutheran Church service lasted about 4 hours. |
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A ________ is a hymn tune for congregational use. |
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A chorale is a hymn tune for congregational use. |
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An __________ is a large-scale work for chours, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a biblical text. |
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An oratorio is a large-scale work for chours, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a biblical text. |
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The oratorio is different from opera because ____________________. |
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The oratorio is different from opera because it has no acting, scenery, or costumes. |
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The first oratorios were based on _________________. |
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The first oratorios were based on stories from the Bible. |
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Oratorios first appeared in _______. |
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Oratorios first appeared in Italy. |
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The _________ by George Friderick Handel is an oratorio. |
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The "Messiah" by George Friderick Handel is an oratorio. |
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_____________ worked at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in ___________. |
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Antonio Vivaldi worked at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in Venice, Italy. |
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Vivaldi wrote about ________ concerti grossi and solo concertos. |
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Vivaldi wrote about 450 concerti grossi and solo concertos. |
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___________ had 20 children and __ went on to become well-known composers. |
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J.S. Bach had 20 children and 4 went on to become well-known composers. |
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_______ was recognized as the most eminent organist of his day. |
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J.S. Bach was recognized as the most eminent organist of his day. |
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Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except ________. |
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Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except opera. |
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Bach's musical style was drawn from __________, ____________, and ________________. |
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Bach's musical style was drawn from Italian concertos, French dance pieces, and German church music. |
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Handel and Bach were born in _____. |
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Handel and Bach were born in 1685. |
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Handel spent most of his life in __________. |
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Handel spent most of his life in England. |
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Handel was a ________, _________, and ________. |
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Handel was a composer, opera impresario, and an organist. |
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The core of Handel's musical output consists of ________ and __________. |
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The core of his musical output consists of Italian operas and English oratorios. |
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Handel's oratorios are usually based on the ___________. |
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Handel's oratorios are usually based on the Old Testament. |
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The focus of Handel's oratorios is usually the _________. |
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The focus of Handel's oratorios is usually the chorus. |
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