Music History Test 2

Did not like Italian Opera, they had the Court Ballet. French thought they were more distinguished than the Italians.

Took control of the Academie Royale de Musique in 1672. Wrote operas that were popular to both the average audience and politicians.

Helped with the development and presentation of french opera.

Synonymous terms for french opera.

Instrumental overture to an opera in two parts or in binary form.

|: a :|: b :|{overture}

A section: simple homo-rhythmic style with melody in the top voice. Slower and stately

B: Faster in Fugal

Unequal notes. The baroque version of swing. This is improvised not written. Dots increase the length of notes.

French recitative, they did not like the italian version of this. The Italian version didn’t fit with the french language so Lully made two types; simple and conversational. In the middle of italian recitative and aria.

Most prominent keyboard music. Allamande, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue.

French ornamentation on individual notes.

Opera written J. B. Lully.

Keyboard Suite by Francois Couperin

Encompassed various genres of music such as the masque and anthem

Court entertainment combining dance, poetry, songs, ensembles, and recitatives. Masques could be alone but they are typically within plays. It’s entertainment for a party within a play.

English Composer that incorporated italian and french elements. English Opera composer.

Opera written about Jason and Dido who are lvrs by Henry Purcell.

English music written for secular purposes. Mostly for ceremonial purposes.

Neapolitan opera and Cantata idk what he wants study guide is vague

In Naples, developed two types recitative and used ternary form. Alessandro Scarlatti is an important composer.

| Recitative | Aria | Recitative | Aria | they are in pairs

Recitativo secco/semplice and accompagnato

Dry or simple. Only one continuo group. Used for conveying information

Accompanied by at least the string group if not the full orchestra. Heightened sense of emotion

Series of recitative aria pairs. Interesting hybrid. Binary as written but ternary as performed. | A | B | Da capo al Fine | with an ornamented return to the A section.

Chamber Music in Rome. A Scarlatti is the most prominent composer of these. A work for 1, 2, or 3 soloists and continuo.

Cantata written by A. Scarlatti.

Became more prominent in this time period. Sonata, Concertos, toccatas, and fugues

Camera and Chiesea

Chamber sonata. Stylized, abstract movements

Opposite of the Camera; there is a plan. Four movements alternating slow, fast, slow, fast

Solo sonata: continuo is one melodic instrument in continuo

Trio Sonata is two melodic instruments and continuo

Alternating movements of slow, fast, slow, fast

Created a huge push in the popularity of sonatas and concertos. Really liked suspensions

Trio Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli

Fuga is the term for flight or imitation. One term is fleeing from the other. Imitation is a compositional principle. Final form of a baroque independent fugue was reached with the standardization of major minor tonality.

Initial presentation of a theme

Recognizable melody upon which a composition is based. Potentially introduced in the exposition.

First voice finishes subject, second voice is typically playing the answer, what the initial voice is playing is typically referred to as the countersubject

Connecting passage of music in a fugue

Solo instrument and full ensemble.

Small group of soloists and full ensemble

Fast movement, slow movement, fast movement

Terms for a group in a concerto

terms for soloists in a concerto

Tutti | Soli | Tutti | Soli | Tutti

[ritornello] [episode] [ritornello] [episode] [ritornello]

Tonic key | modulation | contrast key | modulation | tonic key

recurring tutti section in an ensemble. short instrumental refrain or interlude.

if you are in music history two you should know what the mf tonic is

leads to the contrast key

different key. probably closely related

Interchangeable names. Most organ preludes were these. A keyboard work made up of several different sections usually alternating imitative and improvisatory style.

Prelude for organ written by Buxtehude

Composers were influenced by Italian and French styles. They picked up the idea of a suite. They started writing suites of dances for orchestras not organized in any particular order.

Venice’s leading musician. Music director of one of the cities for orphanages. Wrote a shit ton of sonatas and concertos to the point of standardizing the ritornello form and double violin concertos.

Concerto for violin by A. Vivaldi

Keyboard dance piece by F Couperin

Jean-Phillip. A french organist who LOVED opera and became successful at it after becoming a composer for france’s richest musical patron in 1731

opera by J P Rameau premiered at Academie Royal Musique in france.

How to write music in a tonal system by J P Rameau