Study Guide 2
The Baroque Period
As you have figured by now, we
are looking at a different language.
Beyond the terms, the theory, and the history, the sounds of the music
carry a language of its own. Your task is to figure out just exactly what the
music is saying. By doing so, you must
be able to understand each piece and consider some of the following questions.
Giovanni Gabrieli: O Quam Suavis
Who wrote this work?
Where was this music
composed and performed?
What is the texture of this
piece?
How many musical ensembles
are present in this piece and what are their types?
Describe the event for which
this piece was composed?
The Coronation of Poppea
Who
wrote this work?
What
is the genre of this large work?
What
part of the Baroque period does this work fall?
What
is the plot of this work?
What
is the text based upon?
CD TRACK 51:
What is happening in this
scene?
CD TRACK 53:
What is happening during the
playing of this music?
What genre is this passage?
CD TRACK 54:
What
type of music term describes the bass line in this introduction?
What
type of vocal genre is this track?
What
type of sound is used to paint the word “moro”
(death) and “Peno” (grieving) in this example?
Dido and Aneeas, Act III,
Dido’s Lament
Who
wrote this work?
What
is the genre of this large work?
What
part of the Baroque period does this work fall?
What
is the plot of this work?
What
is the text based upon?
CD TRACK 66
What
is the genre of this movement?
What
type of accompaniment is used in this example
CD TRACK 67
What
genre is this movement?
What
type of bass line is used in this movement?
What
compositional device does the composer use to amplify the text “l am laid, am
laid in earth?”
What
do the musical notes of the melody do in this text?
STROZZI: Begli
occhi
Who
wrote this work?
What
is the genre of this work?
What
type of compositional term is used to “describe” the word “oh” in this example?
What
type of compositional term is used to set the word “asperta.”
What
is this text about?
Bach: Cantata No. 80, Ein feste Burg ist
unser Gott.
Track 39
What
is the genre of this movement?
What
type of vocal piece is this movement based upon?
What
is the texture of this piece?
Monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
Track 46
What
voices are participating here?
What
type of accompaniment is being used here?
Track 48
What
genre is this movement?
Is
the choir singing in four parts or in unison?
What
is the texture of this piece?
Monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
When
this piece was first performed, who else would have been participating in this
music?
Track 50
What
genre is this movement?
Is
the choir singing in four parts or in unison?
What
is the texture of this piece?
Monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
When
this piece was first performed, who else would have been participating in this
music?
Handel: Messiah, Nos. 1, 14-18, 44
When
was this work composed?
Where
was this work composed?
How
many major divisions are in this work and what are they labeled?
Track 7
What
is the genre of this example?
What
is the form of this example?
What
is the difference between the first section of this form and the second section
of this form?
What
is the texture of the first section?
What
is the texture of the second section?
What
types of dynamics are present in the first section?
Track 9
What
is the genre of this movement?
What
is the type of accompaniment used in the first two lines of text?
How
does that accompaniment style amplify or set the scene as portrayed in the
text?
What
other accompaniment style is found in this example?
How
does this accompaniment style amplify the text?
Track 13
What
is the genre of this movement?
What
is the musical term for compositional technique found on the extended music on
the word “rejoice.”
Track 16
What
is the name of this chorus?
What
is historically important about this movement?
Describe
how Handel develops his musical lines in this example?
Corelli: Trio
Sonata, Op.3 No. 2, in D Major
What
is the genre of this work?
Is
this work inspired by the text of a poem?
Is this
work considered ABSOLUTE or PROGRAMMATIC?
Who
composed this piece?
How
many players would be playing this piece and what instruments are used?
Is
this a Sonata da Camara or
Sonata da Chiesa?
What
is unique about the fourth movement?
Vivaldi: Spring, from
The Four Seasons
What
is the genre of this work?
What
is the key of this work?
Who
was this work written for?
Is
this work programmatic music or absolute music?
What
text is this instrumental piece based upon?
Who
wrote the text?
How
does the composer describe spring?
How
does the composer describe birds?
How
does the composer describe thunder?
How
does the composer describe a brook?
How
does the composer describe the barking of a dog?
How
does the composer use ritornello?
What
does the ritornello describe?
Based
upon masses of competing sound, what type of concerto is this piece?
Bach;
When
was this written?
Where
was the composer stationed at this time?
Is
this work programmatic music or absolute music?
How
is the ritornello used in this piece?
What
are the solo instruments?
What
are the two main types of concerto based upon the different masses of sound?
Based
on masses of sound, what type of concerto is this piece?
What
key is this work based in?
HANDEL: Water
What
was the purpose of this piece?
Where
was this piece first performed?
What
instrument was first left out of this performance and why?
Why
would there be tons of dotted rhythms found in this piece?
Who
wrote this piece?
Bach: Chorale Prelude, Ein feste Burg ist unser
Gott
What
is the genre of this piece
When
was this piece written and where was Bach working at the time?
What
is this prelude based upon?
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C minor,
from the Well Tempered Clavier, Book I
What
are the two genres found in this one piece?
What
style is the prelude?
What
style is the fugue?
How
many voices are present in the fugue?
What
instrument is present in this recording?
Be
able to identify the subject, episode, and countersubject.
Terms to be chosen from in
this test
Baroque
Polychoral
Antiphonal music
Responsorial
Motet
Polychoral motet
Orchestration
Harmony
Texture
The Octave
Half Steps
Whole Steps
Chromatic Scale
Sharp
Flat
Key
Solfedge
Mode
Major
Minor
Chromatic
Diatonic
Pentatonic
Tritonic
Heptatonic
Microtone
Raga
Transposition
Modulation
Triad
Tonic
Dominant
Subdominant
Primary Chord (Active Chord)
Secondary Chord ( Rest
Chord)
Spiritual
Gospel music
Fuging tune
Heterophony
Lining out
Monody
The Florentine Camerata
Stile rappresentativo
Figured Bass
Basso Continuo
Major-minor tonality
Tonic and dominant relationships
Equal Temperament
Vigorous rhythm
Continuous Melody
Dissonance
Terraced dynamics
Castrato
Improvisation
The Doctrine of Affections
Internationalism
Exoticism
Opera
Recitative
Aria
Overture
Libretto
Librettist
Ritornello
Ground Bass
Tragedie lyrique
Jean Baptiste Lully
Masque
Oratorio
Cantata
Chorale
Martin Luther
Cothen
St. Thomas Kirche
St. Mark's in
Gabrieli
Monteverdi
The Organ
Manuel
Pedals
Great
Swell
Positive organ
Portative organ
Tracker Action Organ
Prelude
Fugue
Invention
Toccata
Fantasia
Symmetry
Bar form
Stolen
Abgesang
Chorale
Sinfony
Figured Bass
Primary Chords
Secondary Chords
French overture
Concerto
Concerto grosso
Solo Concerto
Tutti
Ripieno
Concertino
Clavichord
Plectrum
Concertare
Ritornello
Ground bass
Passacaglia
French overture
Italian overture
Chorale prelude
Chaconne
Fugue
Fugal voices
Subject
Answer
Countersubject
Exposition
Episode
Stretto
Fugato
Prelude
Fugue
Know all of the composers
General Concepts for Study and Correlation
You should be familiar with the music and
the lives of the following composers.
Monteverdi
Gabrieli
J.S. Bach
G. F. Handel
Henry Purcell
Vivaldi
Corelli
You should be able to compare and contrast
the music, style, and society of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
You should have a clear understanding of the
Cantata, Opera, and Oratorio. You should understand the differences between these
types of pieces and the shared components of these pieces.
You should understand the difference between
Protestant and Catholic…. Lutheran and Catholic.
You should understand the different types of
keyboard pieces and their function.
You should understand the building blocks of
the concerto, the sonata, and the dance suite.
You should be able to trace the solo song
from the troubadour song through Monody and the Opera Aria.
You should be able to compare the concerto
of Bach with the concerto of Vivaldi