monody
the baroque period witnessed a new style of music which featured a single vocal melody with accompaniment this was known as ?
true
while playing the basso continuo , musicians in the baroque era improvised on the figured bass ? true or false
false
improvisation played little or no part in baroque musical practice ? true or false
the age of freedom and democracy
which of the following does not characterize the baroque era ?
the Florentine camerata
the group of early baroque writers , artists and musicians whose aim was to resurrect the musical drama of ancient greece was known as ?
true
religion remained a driving force behind power struggles in the baroque era? true or false
expanded into professional performance careers , including as opera singers
woman roles in baroque music ?
two
how many players are needed to perform a baroque basso continuo ?
curie
which of the following was Not an important scientist of the brogue era ?
false
a characteristic of brogue music is its constant fluctuation of dynamics ? true or false
true
in 17th century england the masque was a popular type of aristocratic entertainment that combined vocal and instrumental music with poetry and dance ? true or false
libretto
the text of an aper a is called ?
recitative
the vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called ?
aria
a highly emotional song in an opera is called ?
killing herself
dido sings her famous lament in purcell's opera dido and aeneas just prior to ?
true
the arise " when i am laid in earth" is unified by a descending chromatic scale ground bass ? true or false
false
early operas , such as orfeo , were simple productions for intimate gatherings ? true or false
masque
a type of english entertainment combining music , poetry , and dance was called?
true
Strozzi's aria Amor dormiglione is in a da capo form. true or false
Florentine Camerata
it was through the musical innovations of the ______ that opera was born
a large scale music drama that combines poetry , acting , scenery , and costumes with singing and instrumental music.
opera
in opera , the plot and action are generally advanced through a kind of musical declamation , or speech
recitative
which is accompanied only by continuo instruments and moves with great freedom
secco ( italian for dry )
which is accompanied by the orchestra and thus moves more evenly
accompaganto
releases through melody the emotional tension accumulated in the course of the action .
aria ( italian for air )
a ternary , or A-B-A , form that brings back the first section with embellishment improvised by the soloist
da capo structure
the instrumental number heard at the beginning of most operas , which may introduce melodies from the arias
overture
each act of opera normally opens with an orchestra introduction , and between scenes we may find interludes
sinfonias
the author of a libretto
libretist
text or script of an opera etc
libretto
a type of entertainment that combined vocal and instrumental music with poetry and dance , became popular among the aristocracy
masque
a dance form which often associated with sailors
hornpipe
short long rhythm
scotch snap
a repeated phrase that descends along the chromatic scale , always symbolic of grief in baroque music
ground bass
multi movement work with solo arias, recitatives , and choruses, all with orchestral accompaniment
cantata ( italian to sing )
large scale dramatic genre with a sacred text performed by solo voices, chorus , and orchestra; it is not staged or costumed.
oratorio
is a hymn tune specifically associated with german protestantism
chorale
Three-part A-B-A form, frequently used in music and poetry, particularly in Germany.
bar form
An association of amateur musicians, popular in the Baroque era. Also a modern university ensemble dedicated to the performance of early music.
collegium musicum
unifies the movement , recurring several times between the vocal statements of the chorale
riternello
tragic italian poem
opera seria
A form of English street song, popular from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Ballads are characterized by narrative content and strophic form.
ballad
English comic opera, usually featuring spoken dialogue alternating with songs set to popular tunes.
ballad opera/dialogue opera
courante
french baroque dance , a standard movement of the suite , in triple meter at a moderate tempo
sarabande
stately spanish baroque dance type in triple meter , a standard movement of the baroque suite
jig
vigorous dance developed in the british isles
gigue
a standard movement of the baroque suite, in a lively compound meter
minuet
an elegant triple-meter dance type popular in the 17th and 18th century, usually in binary form
gavotte
duple meter french baroque dance type with a moderate to quick tempo
bourree
lively french baroque dance type in duple meter
passepied
french baroque court dance type, a faster version of the minuet
rondo
musical form in which the first section recurs, usually in the tonic ex: a-b-a-b-a or a-b-a-b-c-a and a-b-a-c-a-b -a
concerto
instrumental genre in several movement of concertos that combine elements of baroque ritonello
concerto grosso
with a small group of soloist and orchestra
concertino
solo group of instruments in the baroque concerto grosso
tutti
italian for full
ripieno
the larger of the two ensemble in the baroque concerto grosso
program music
instrumental music endowed with literacy or pictorial association especially popular in the 19th century
passacaglia
repeating bass line
chaconne
in which the variation are based on a repeated chord progression
toccata
free , often highly virtuoso. often served as a introduction to a fugue
prelude
instrumental work preceding a larger work
fugue
polyphonic form popular in the baroque era in which one or more themes are developed by imitative counterpoint
subject
main idea or theme of a work , as in fugue
answer
second entry of the subject in a fugue usually pitched a fourth below or a fifth above the subject
exposition
opening section
episode
interlude or intermediate section in the baroque fugue that serves as an area of relaxation between statements of the subject
augumentation
statement of a melody in longer note value , often twice as slow as the original.
diminuition
statement of a melody in shorter note values , often twice as fast the original
retrograde
backward statement of a melody
inversion
mirror or upside down image of a melody pattern found in fugues and twelve tone compositions
stretto
in a figue , when entries of the subject occur at faster intervals of time , so that they overlap forming dense imitiative counterpoint . stretto usually occurs at the climatic movement near the end
the beggars opera was first presented in ?
London
after the fugue subject is stated , the second entrance of the subject is called the
answer
in which voice is the subject first heard in contrapunctus , from the art of fugue ?
the second to top voice , oralto
a keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills is ?
harpichord
the three main keyboard instrument of the baroque were the harpsichord , organ and piano true or false ?
false
which of the following is a set of forty-eight prelude and fugue by bach ?
the well tempered clavier
the harpsichord is incapable of crescenders and dimuendus true or false ?
true
which of the following was one of the greatest painters of the french rococo ?
watteau
which of the following was Not an important keyboard instrument in the baroque ?
the piano
what is a toccata ?
an improvisatory , virtuosic keyboard work