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MUSIC 210 Test 3
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10/22/2009

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Age of absolutism
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believed in the divine right of kings, Baroque
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Age of Science
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Science took off, stimulating technology and philosophy
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Baroque dualism
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age of absolutism/science, questioning everything vs. questioning nothing, music – extravagant vs. rigid, structured
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Institutions where 18th century composers worked
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Church, court, opera house
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Style features of Late Baroque music
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Complex, complicated; few dynamic contrasts; orchestra = primarily strings
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Why did late Baroque composers compose?
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composed for a living to satisfy a boss
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Baroque concerto
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large scale composition for orchestra and solo instruments
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Concerto grosso
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large scale composition for orchestra and GROUP OF solo instruments
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Ritornello form
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Late Baroque form based on recurrences of ritornello
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Vivaldi
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Master of baroque concerto, wrote for self, 400 concertos, *violins
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J. S. Bach
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Fugue (polyphonic piece for multiple voices, Brandenburg concertos concerto grosso, Baroque composer 20
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Elements of a fugue
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Subject, exposition, episodes
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Cadenza
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Improvised solo passage within a larger piece
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Dance suite
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Collection of misc. dances
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Opera seria
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Serious opera, plots derived from history and mean to arouse emotion
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Libretto
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words of an opera written separately
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Da capo aria
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an aria is ABA form (very dramatic)
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Handel
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Julius Caesar opera, Baroque era composer, Messiah oratorio
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Church cantata
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musical sermin
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Chorale
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Lutheran hymns
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Oratorio
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opera about a religious subject (Hallelujah Chorus)
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Classical style
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Simpler melody, major dynamics, orchestra includes much more
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Enlightenment
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Classical era, idea of open-mindedness, support of the arts was huge, Emperor Joseph II loved comical opera (opera buffa); music – created atmosphere for creative musical composition
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Intent of classical era music
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expected to please rather that instruct, impress, or express like in the Baroque era
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F. J. Haydn
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Classical era, father of the symphony, Symphony 95 sonata form
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W. A. Mozart
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Movements of symphony, Requiem (died during the creation), Classical era concerto K-622
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Opera buffa
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comical opera; best = Mozart (The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night)
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Musical elements of Classical era music
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Baroque dynamics: no variation
Classical dynamics: much variation (crescendos, decrescendos)
Baroque orchestra: strings
Classical orchestra: strings, brass, percussion (tympani), and woodwinds
Baroque melody: very complicated
Classical melody: simple
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symphony
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large impressive concert piece for orchestra
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Sonata form
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A (exposition) B (development) A’ (recapitulation – recap of exposition); 1st movement in symphony in this form of classical era
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Classical variation form
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Repetition of a clearly defined theme
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Minuet form
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Stylized dance in triple meter at moderate tempo
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Rondo form
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musical form consisting of 1 main theme alternating with other themes
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Sonata
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Composition for only 1 or 2 instruments
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Classical concerto
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Soloist with orchestral accompaniment (subservient)
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Double-exposition sonata form
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Has 2 different expositions: 1st orchestra plays exposition, then soloist plays exposition, then development, then recap
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String quartet
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2 violins, viola, cello
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Where was the classical era centered?
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Vienna
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What is Julius Caesar?
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Baroque opera about JC (not classical because it's not comical)
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What is the movement of the classical era concerto?
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fast, slow, fast
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What is the movement of the classical symphony?
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fast (sonata), slow, stylized dance (listening instead of dancing), faster than 1st movement
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What is the main difference between concerto and symphony?
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Symphony includes dance
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What is a fugue?
Definition
polyphonic piece for multiple voices written in a systematic way
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Fugue subject
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theme the whole fugue is played based off of (repeated many time)
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