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Terms II
Baroque through Classical
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Graduate
08/03/2012

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monody
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accompanied singing
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accompagnato
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orchestral outburst during recit
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secco primo
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speechlike basso of dry recit
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stile antico
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Catholic study of old Palestrina style
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stile moderno
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new 17th C style
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ricercare
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Serious composition for organ or harpsichord, using one subject or theme in continuously
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fantasia
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larger scale keyboard piece than the ricercare
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canzona
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contrasting sections for keyboard or ensemble
rhythmic themes and liveliness
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trio sonata
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two treble instruments (usually violins) with basso continuo.
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sonata da chiesa
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church, could substitute for parts of liturgy
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sonata da camera
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series of stylized dances
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ritornello
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instrumental refrain
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tutti/ripieno
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full orchestra of concerto
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Brandenburg Concertos
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J.S. 6 concertos in F-S-F structure (Cothen 1721) different concertino instrumentations
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Well-Tempered Klavier
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I (1722 Cothen) 24 pairs of preludes and fugues in all keys, demonstrates new tuning system II (1740) 24 more
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opera seria
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Metastasio (early Classical) opera promotes morality
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oratorio
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religious dramatic music incorporating narrative, dialogue, and commentary, no props or costumes
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terraced dynamics
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sudden forte or piano, a la harpshichord
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Italian baroque opera
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Continuous or near-continuous singing
Staged, with scenery, costumes, and action, ie. L'Orfeo
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libretto
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opera text
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prima pratica
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16th C musical rules dominated text
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seconda pratica
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Baroque Italian text dominated music, broke rules and used dissonances
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basso continuo
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specifying only melody and bass with figures to indicate chords other than root position, improvised
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prelude
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improvisatory keyboard
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toccata
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improvisatory keyboard, Frescobaldi
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passacaglia/chaconne
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refrain variations of bass line
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French baroque opera
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Lully reconciled with ballet, Divertissements (diversions) of dancing and choral singing were interspersed throughout.
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fugue
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imitative subject
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cadenza
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embellished cadence
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The Musical Offering
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collection of keyboard variations J.S. based on Frederick the Great theme, trio sonata with flute (Leipzig 1747)
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Art of Fugue
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J.S. 18 canons and fugues based on same subject in d minor, order of difficulty (incomplete Leipzig)
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French overture
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majestic beginning, then fast, from ballet tradition
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da capo aria
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ABA form, embellished repeat to display virtuosity, Scarlatti
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cantata mass
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mass ordinary with no deacon
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Missa solemnis
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mass ordinary with deacon
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passion settings
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reenact crucifiction
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aria
Definition
songs for solo voice with continuo; any setting of strophic poetry
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arioso
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style between aria and recit, Orfeo
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recitative
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speech-song, invented by Peri, steady basso continuo
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orchestral suite
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ballet dances, inspired by French orchestral music, no standard order
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suite
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groups of dance movements (ACSOG): 1 Preludes(improvisatory style)2 Allemande (Begins with an upbeat)3 Courante (Triple or compound meter) 4 Sarabande(slow tempo)5 optional 6 Gigue
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sacred concerto
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dramatic, operatic religious setting that adopted theatrical idiom
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cori spezzatti
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divided choir (Venice)
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Concerto Grosso
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small ensemble vs. tutti
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concertino
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the name of the small group in concerto grosso
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Clavier-Ubung
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keyboard collection ie. Goldberg (1741 Leipzig)
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B minor mass
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J.S. setting of Ordinary, adapted from earlier compositions
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chorale prelude
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organ settings of chorales
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cantata
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secular solo voice
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double exposition form
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orchestra plays exposition, then soloist
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intermezzo
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comedic interlude in Italian comic opera
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parlando
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speech-like singing
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string quartet
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2 violins, viola, cello 4 mvt. popularized by Haydn, also Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
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Haydn quartets
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6 Mozart wrote in Vienna
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Beethoven symphony 1
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C 1800 normal size, slow intro Haydn-isms "Imitation"
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Beethoven symphony 3
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Eb Eroica tribute to Napoleon 1803 twice normal size, bigger sound "Externalization"
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Beethoven symphony 5
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C/c Fate 1805-7
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Beethoven symphony 6
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F Pastoral programmatic, bird calls, storm, rainbow 5 mvts 1807-8
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Beethoven symphony 7
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A 1812
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Beethoven symphony 9
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d/D Choral includes voices, turkish percussion, "Reflection 1823
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galant style
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modern, not baroque, chic, smooth, easy
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opera buffa
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comic opera: 6 or more singers, sung throughout, caricatures, Italy
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singspiel
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dialogue, comic, German
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symphony
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orchestral 3/4 movement, F-S-F
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London Symphonies
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Haydn #93-104 invited by Salomon 1791, 95, standard instrumentation 2202 2 2/t...
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song cycle
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continuous movements story
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Rococo
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late baroque elegance, galant style in music
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rondo
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ABACA, last movements
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opera-comique
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French comic opera, used popular songs (Vaudevilles), spoken dialogue
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sonata form
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exposition I-V, development (different keys, retrans) recapitulation I (coda), Haydn mastered, defined classical style
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minuet and trio
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ABA 3/4 dance third movement
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scherzo
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joking, fast, evolved from minuet
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