Aeneas Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Henry Purcell - -Baroque Period -English -1659-1695 -Didos and Aeneas, Aria (sounds like a woman) - "Greatest of all English Composers" Antonio Vivaldi - -Baroque Period -Violin Concerto in E Major (Spring) -Italian Composer -wrote 50 operas, 500 concertos Johann Sebastian Bach - -Late Baroque Period -1685-1750 -Organ Fugue in G minor -German Composer -Organ Virtuoso -"Art of Fugue" Baroque Period - -1660-1750 -Opera- most important genre to emerge (aria & recitative) -Conce...

BaroquePolyphony in the Baroque Period - correct answer tended to be highly ornate, often with fast trills and fast moving notes (matched the art, architecture, and fashion of the time) the idea of using chords to accompany one or more melody lines gained favor, and caused composers to do what? - correct answer for the first time, composers wrote dynamics and tempo markings into their music patrons or royalty... - correct answer employed composers, who composed music on demand BECAUSE ...

Traditional Founding of Rome correct answers 753 BCE Monarchy period correct answers 753-509 BCE Republic Period correct answers 509-27 BCE Empire Foundation correct answers 27 BCE End of empire in the west correct answers 476 CE End of empire in the east correct answers 1453 CE Benefits of Roma location correct answers -Location along the river Tiber -Good soil -Access to sea -Natural barrier (7 hills) -Lots of water springs Marshes in Rome correct answers -Concentratio...

Baroque Era (Genres)Genres in the Baroque Period - correct answer Fugue, Concerto, Sonata, Opera (Aria, Recitative, Chorus), Oratorio, Cantata, Suite, Ritornello Characteristics of Baroque Music - correct answer A. There were two practices: the prima practice and the second practice The prima practica approach was conventional and basically was polyphonic writing in the modal system. (Artists: Josquin, Victoria, Palestrina, Gesualdo, Weelkes, Le Jeune) The seconda practica approach bre...

What people occupied Rome from 616 to 510 BC? - Etruscans What are the two main periods of Roman history called? - Republican and Imperial Rome What elements of the Temple of Portunus did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans? - elevated podium and columned porch What Roman class was represented in the Senate? - patricians What was the name of the large open space in the center of Rome used for meetings of the Senate and the assemblies of the people? - Forum What eve...

Baroque The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the - correct answer harpsichord. The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____________ form. - correct answer ritornello Dido and Aeneas, which many consider to be the finest opera ever written to an English text, was composed by - correct answer Henry Purcell. Baroque style flourished in music during the period - correct answer . A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ moveme...

Baroque EraThe Baroque Era begins with the ___________ and ends with the death of ______________ - correct answer Opera; Bach The two leading composers of Baroque music: - correct answer Bach and Handel The term "Baroque" calls attention to: - correct answer the extravagant and bizarre qualities of music and art In the Baroque Era, music had __________, motion, ______________, and extremes - correct answer Energy; Ornamentation The arts became _________ available to the public - co...

Baroque OperaWhat was the most important new genre of music in the Baroque? - correct answer Opera Define Opera - correct answer a large-scale music drama combining poetry, acting, scenery and costumes with singing and instrumental music What are the principal components of opera - correct answer orchestral overture, arias, recitatives and ensembles, including choruses Define aria - correct answer a lyrical song expressing an emotion Define recitative - correct answer speech-like dec...

BaroqueSelect the three countries whose cultures most influenced Bach's musical style. - correct answer Italy Germany France Select all that apply Select the three principal ways of varying the subject of a fugue. - correct answer Presenting the subject in diminution Presenting the subject in inversion Presenting the subject retrograde Select all that apply Select all the responsibilities of the music director of a church. - correct answer Training choristers for their performan...

Chapter 8 The Early BaroqueFill in the blanks below to indicate the correct start and end dates of the Baroque period. - correct answer The Baroque period began around the year 1600 and ended around the year 1750. Which of the following were influential for early Baroque instrumental music? - correct answer Influential for early Baroque instrumental music -dance -virtuosity -imitative polyphony Not influential for early Baroque instrumental music -plainchant Which of the following t...