In music history, the name of the period that covers the dates between 1600 and 1750 is the
Baroque
A completely new genre of music began slightly before this period, actually having its roots in meanings among intellectuals in Florence, Italy, and combining theater and music
Opera, 1575
The earliest performed music of this new genre (Opera in the Baroque period) was composed by
Claudio Monteverdi
True/False: The aria, recitative, and orchestral overture were all part of this new genre (Opera in the Baroque period)
True
The overture for a music and theater production such as this is music written by design to...
get the attention of the audience
This new genre opened up another opportunity in music to generate income which generated...
forming of private companies, businesses dealing with the genre, and places to perform this particular genre.
Musical texture during the Baroque period was expanded to include a new type of texture...
Homophomy
In later part of this musical period, a composer of considerable importance took a music teaching post at a local home for orphaned girls...
Antonio Vivaldi
Mush of the music written by the above composer (Vivaldi) was for...
strings, many time with soloists
The orphanage was located in a city in Italy known as "licentious" and some of the streets were canals...
Venice
Church music during the later part of this period (Baroque) was...
flourished in the portestant churches
One of the largest influences on the music of J. S. Bach was
Martin Luther
Part of the dynamics of music and art during this period was
energy, motion, moving forward
Music in the period (Baroque) began to express a human quality taht made characters real and solo songs exciting, that quality being...
Emotion
In your textbook, and in the BBC documentary about Vivaldi a point was made about his nickname being..
Red Priest
Vivaldi attempted to paint "pictures" in the minds of his listeners when he wrote a piece called
The Four Seasons (Summer Autumn Winter Spring)
True/False: J. S. Bach came from a small family
False
A form of music that Bach wrote for organ in which a single theme enters at the beginning with imitations of that theme occurring throughout the piece is the...
Fugue
George Fredrick Handle was a noted composer of...
Oratorio, Opera, and music for the wind bands (for river music celebrations)
Handle's most famous work during his life was
The Messiah
Opera
Secular piece combining music and theater
Aria
A song in an opera describing emotion
Basso Continuo
An instrument or instruments that move under melody
Homophony
A single line of melody with accompaniment
Recitative
Spoken/Sung part of opera that tells the story
St. Thomas Church
J. S. Bach's final job teaching before his death
King George I
G. F. Handel's first royal employer
Pedal Board
Used with a pipe organ
Fugue
Subject (main and imitated theme)
Cantana
Used as anthem in protestant services