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Quiz 4 ch 9-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| time of decreasing church power rise of absolute monarchs King Louis XIV in France Versailles-pomp and splendor sponsorship of arts grew in 17th century | Age of Absolutism |
| Time of development of scientific method and technology new theories about natural world advent of empiricism (sensory experience) | Age of science |
| Courts in Europe imitated this place | France |
| popular theater people during age of absolutism | Shakespeare, Corneille, and Racine |
| France invented this during age of absolutism and it was most popular music | opera |
| Science impacts the Arts - What did scientific observation do? | detail and perspective, optics, and attention to light |
| How did science impact architecture | symmetry and geometry grandeur like Versailles regulation of nature in formal gardens |
| How did science impact theater? | perspective- mathematics and machinery and bibienas set designs |
| Greatest Baroque composer | Bach |
| Bach was also known for this | Lutheran church and the fugue |
| Baroque period was what century? | 18th century |
| who were craftspeople, creating a made to order product for patrons on demand | artisans |
| Who was also called an artisan? | composer |
| What was anonymous in character? | music |
| Three main institutions for music | church, court, opera house |
| Who made elaborate works for special occasions trained choir boys composed new music for worship | church composers |
| Employee of the court Had good sense of musical trends because travelled often was prolific enjoyed secure existence | Court composers |
| Supported by the public solo singers were stars composers conducted own operas from harpsichord | opera house musicians |
| these were encouraged by wealthy patrons and collaboration of craftspeople and musicians music written for instruments | Baroque instruments |
| large scale works intense, dramatic, emotional expression | Extravagance (in Late Baroque music) |
| thorough . methodical expression single emotion | control (in Late Baroque music) |
| highly regular motion | rhythm (in late Baroque Music) |
| either loud or soft. (f or p) | dynamics (in late Baroque music) |
| recorder, organ, harpsichord | Tone color (in late Baroque music) |
| Instruments of the violin family ( strings) and harpsichord made up this | Baroque orchestra |
| Standard Baroque texture is this | polyphonic |
| Provides framework and support for melody and polyphony bass line is cello or bassoon chords played by harpsichord or strings | The continuo |
| Baroque composers thought music should do this | miter wide range of emotions depict those emotions consistently take theatrical quality |
| Most important orchestral genre of Baroque era | concerto (meaning to contest in Latin) |
| Soloist and orchestra | concerto |
| group of soloists and orchestra | concerto grosso |
| Concerto typically has these movements | Movement is self contained within a larger work 1. bright . fast 2. slower, quieter, more emotional 3. similar to movement and often faster |
| Means "return" in Italian it is solid and forceful forceful orchestra | Ritonello |
| most characteristic form of baroque music uses harpsichord means " to run away" | fugue |
| Wrote over 500 concertos, known as Red priest | Vivaldi |
| Remembered more as player and teacher than composer was an organist Born in Germany in 1685 Known for mathematical exactitude | Bach |
| Bach is also considered to be this | The single greatest composer in the history of western music |
| Other name for Baroque Period | Age of Absolutism and science |
| Rulers paid artists to do what in the 17th century? | Create works that glorified them |
| rulers vied (competed ) with each other through art courts (castles) in Europe imitated France | Royal patronage of the arts |
| popular artists during age of absolutism | Tiepolo, Guercino, and Rembrandt |
| What take a dramatic quality? | ALL arts -opera, art, and theater |
| how did science impact music | scales tempered more harmony regularity in rhythm emotions analyzed |
| Baroque music | obsession with emotional extremes |
| why music required for court (castle) life? | to pay homage (honor) nobles to play for ceremonies to entertain at banquets |
| expensive, spectacular entertainment allegorical tributes to noble patrons | opera |
| The Well Tempered Clavier | Bach's books about fugue skills |
| specific dance steps from French opera certain meter distinctive temp0 unique rhythm | Baroque dances |
| group of miscellaneous dances all in same way last dance always fast | The Dance Suite |
| Most spectacular and influential genre A place to be seen and gossip intense emotion elaborate stage sets | opera |
| musical declamation of words emotional speech instrumental accompaniment | recitative |
| serious opera tragic plots from history and mythology to stir powerful emotions | Italian opera seria |
| set piece for solo singer and orchestra more melodic and elaborate than recitative emotional reflection on plot | Aria |
| Greatest English Baroque composer wrote first real English opera called " Dido and Aeneas" | Henry Purcell |
| An example of a recitative followed by an aria in "Dido and Aeneus" | "Dido"s Lament" |
| castrated male singers to have less testosterone and sing high notes | castrati |
| Opera on a religious subject plots from old testament recitatives, arias, chorus in concert with no costumes or stage or dancing | oratorio |
| He wrote English oratorios. Born in Germany but lived in England "Messiah" oratorio is his greatest achievement | George Frideric Handel |
| The only Baroque composition continuously played, even today!! Has a Christmas and Easter section in it | " Messiah" oratorio by Handel |
| Leading Lutheran genre of Baroque sacred music one act religious opera that was part of Sunday service in church | Church Cantata |
| He wrote 350 church cantatas culminating figure of Baroque music was Lutheran German composer and performer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
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