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What are the approximate dates for:
The Baroque Era
The Classical Era
The Romantic Era
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The Classical Era
The Romantic Era
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What is the predominant musical texture for:
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The Classical Era
The Romantic Era
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History 1 Works
Questions based on the works and eras learned in History 1 An Overview
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the approximate dates for: The Baroque Era The Classical Era The Romantic Era | The approximate dates are 1600-1750 1750-1825 1825-1900 |
| What is the predominant musical texture for: The Baroque Era The Classical Era The Romantic Era | The predominant textures are: Polyphonic Texture/Counterpoint Homophonic Texture Homophonic Texture |
| Name 3 Representative Composers for the: Baroque Era Classical Era Romantic Era Modern Era | Antonio Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, George F. Handel Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven Hector Berlioz, Frederic F. Chopin, Franz Schubert Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Alexina Louie |
| Name 3 important genres in each era | Baroque:Solo Concerto, Keyboard Music, Oratorio Classical: Symphony, String Quartet, Serenade Romantic: Art Song. Program Symphony, Opera Modern: Symphonic Poem, Ballet, Musical |
| Name 1 work for each era | Baroque: Handel Messiah Classical: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Romantic: Polonaise in Ab+ Modern: Petrushka |
| Which Baroque work that you studied is in E+ Allegro? | La Primavera, Le Quattro Stagioni by Vivaldi |
| What genre and form is La Primavera in? | The genre is a solo violin concerto and the form is in Ritornello Form |
| What are the performing forces for La Primavera? | Solo violin, string orchestra |
| Does the 3rd movement of La Primavera start with a)A Rhythmic Ostinato b)A solo passage c)A Pedal Point | C) A Pedal Point |
| Identify 3 Musically Pictorialized elements in La Primavera 1st Movement | 1.The high pitched bird calls and trills with staccato notes and high running scales. 2.The gentle sound of water flowing with a quiet whispering orchestra. 3.A storm showed with agitated repeated notes and fast ascending scales with a thundering bass. |
| Name a Musically Pictorialized element in La Primavera 2nd movement. | A sleeping goatherd in a field of flowers showed with unchanging texture, rhythm and dynamic level. By his side a trusty dog barking in an eighth note and then a quarter note. |
| Name a Musically Pictorialized Element in La Primavera Last Movement | A rustic dance of nymphs and shepherds is portrayed by a quick tempo in 12/8 meter with sustained notes and a pedal point. |
| What are the main musical features of the Baroque Era? | Chromatic tones for emotion/tension,counterpoint,melodies had continuous expansion,dissonance chords for color,figured bass,vigorous rhythm with regular accent,terraced dynamics,word painting,exoticism,doctrine of affection,virtuosity,idiomatic writing |
| Explain how La Primavera reflects the style period during which it was created by identifying Four specific musical features. | The melody continuously expands and it is in ritornello form with the solo violin creating terraced dynamics. It has a vigorous tempo and rhythm. |
| True or False: La Primavera employs ritornello form in the 1st and last movements. | True. |
| How many movements does La Primavera have? | 3 mmovements |
| What is the key of the 1st movement in La Primavera? | The key is E+ |
| What is La Primavera based on? | It is based on an Italian sonnet. |
| Which works finale is a "Danza Pastorale"? | La Primavera |
| In the 3rd movement of ... what represents a dog barking. | In the 3rd movement of La Primavera, an ostinato in the viola represents a dog barking. |
| Which work is a programmatic violin concerto? | La Primavera |
| What is La Primavera subtitled? | The contest between harmony and inspiration. |
| Does La Primavera use basso continuo or ostinato? | Both |
| What is the first movement of La Primavera in? | Allegro, E+, 4/4 meter, ritornello form. |
| What does the first movement of La Primavera evoke in a summary? | Bird calls welcoming spring with whispering streams flowing followed by thunder and lightning in a storm with the birds returning after the storm has passed. |
| How many episodes does the 1st movement of La Primavera have? | It has 4 episodes each evoking different word painting. |
| Describe the ritornello in the first movement of La Primavera | It is in the ripieno and the music is bright, with a spirited rhythmic figures and a dance like quality. |
| Explain Ritornello 4 in the first movement of La Primavera | It goes from the key E+ to the relative minor C#- |
| Describe the ending of the first movement of La Primavera | Ritornello 5 returns to the home key E+ and after, a brief florid(fancy)passage that leads to the final ritornello. |
| What is the second movement of La Primavera in? | It is in Largo 3/4 meter C#- |
| What happens to the orchestra in the second movement of La Primavera? | It is reduced to a solo violin, 2 violins and a viola. |
| Describe the mood of the 2nd movement of La Primavera and how it is evoked. | The mood is very tranquil and it is shown by unchanging texture, rhythm and dynamic level. The music is very slow and quiet yet peaceful. |
| What is the finale of La Primavera in? | It is in Allegro, 12/8 meter, E+, ritornello form, marked Danza Pastorale (Rustic Dance) |
| What sound is heard in the finale of La Primavera? | A suggested drone sound/pedal point of bagpipes in the lower strings. |
| The e/nding of La Primavera is sad or happy | Happy |
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