baroque period
1600-1750
early baroque period
1600-1700
cantata
very short upstaged opera written for instruments and 1 or 2 voices in a single scene or situation
oratorio
large scale work like an opera but non-staged and based on a sacred story
recitative
music designed to imitate closely as possible the freedom and expressiveness of speech
Orfeo
1st opera in the history of Western Music composed by Monteverdi
Henry Purcell
early baroque composer; one famous piece was Dido and Aneas; most famous and talented English composer of the Early Baroque Period
solo sonata
performed by basso continuo and one virtuoso performer
Bach's music
wasn't as popular as Vivaldi's durning the time he livedhis music was more busy and harder on the ear
Da Capo form
means FROM THE BEGINNING ABA
castrati
mature male singer that maintanied a high immatire boy's voice most famous- Farinelli
A Passion
musical setting of the Gospel stories of the death and resurrection of Christ
Bach wrote...
2 passions based on gospels of St. John and St. Matthew
fugue
carefully worked out polyphonic piece of music using a theme, subject or motive that occurs in all voices
Ritornello
something that returns
program music
music that tells a story
aria
vocal virtuoso lyrical piece of music
Versailles
built by Louis XIV in 1600's; most impressive and famous building of the Barique Period