Baroque
Polyphony 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 there were no "classics" in music... - correct answer composers were prolific (producing many works) by necessity
composers had little freedom in their composing
new music had to be produced for every occasion
Baroque composers include: - correct answer Claudio Monteverdi- inventor of opera
Antonio Vivaldi- changed the concerto
Henry Purcell- well known for his opera "Dido and Aeneas"
George Frideric Handel- now known for his oratorios and orchestral works; was best known as an opera composer; Messiah
Johann Sebastian Bach- was best known as an organist rather than a composer; master of the fugue
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - correct answer -one of the first great Baroque composers
-finest Italian composer of the 17th century
-published four volumes of motets and madrigals by 20
-best known as the inventor of opera
-served as musician in charge at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice (where the Gabrielis were organists) Orfeo - correct answer first opera of Claudio Monteverdi and demonstrated his innovative idea fo opera as drama plus music
Monteverdi's music is often played today - correct answer FALSE
Although his music is rarely heard today, his contribution to opera and the development of the Baroque style of music makes him highly respected
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - correct answer -the most original and influential Italian composer of the Baroque Period
-famed for his many concertos
-born in Venice
-his father taught him violin and sent him into priesthood
-composed over 400 concertos and more than 300 other works
How did Vivaldi change the concerto? - correct answer Before Vivaldi, concertos consisted of equal partnership between solo instrument and orchestra.
He changed it by giving the solo instrument more prominent, virtuoso role.
The Red Priest - correct answer Vivaldi's nickname because of his fiery red hair (matched his personality and his pieces)
Conservatory of the Pieta - correct answer Where Vivaldi conducted, performed, and taught violin. He was required to write new oratorios and concertos for every festival in Venice.
It was an all girls orphanage said t have the best-disciplined orchestra in Italy, comprised solely of the girls in the orphanage.
20th century composer Igor Stravinsky said about Vivaldi... - correct answer said that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto a hundred times
When and why did Vivaldi die? - correct answer At age 63 from a mysterious inflammation. He died poor and his music had gone out of fashion.
Polyphony 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 there were no "classics" in music... - correct answer composers were prolific (producing many works) by necessity
composers had little freedom in their composing
new music had to be produced for every occasion
Baroque composers include: - correct answer Claudio Monteverdi- inventor of opera
Antonio Vivaldi- changed the concerto
Henry Purcell- well known for his opera "Dido and Aeneas"
George Frideric Handel- now known for his oratorios and orchestral works; was best known as an opera composer; Messiah
Johann Sebastian Bach- was best known as an organist rather than a composer; master of the fugue
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - correct answer -one of the first great Baroque composers
-finest Italian composer of the 17th century
-published four volumes of motets and madrigals by 20
-best known as the inventor of opera
-served as musician in charge at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice (where the Gabrielis were organists) Orfeo - correct answer first opera of Claudio Monteverdi and demonstrated his innovative idea fo opera as drama plus music
Monteverdi's music is often played today - correct answer FALSE
Although his music is rarely heard today, his contribution to opera and the development of the Baroque style of music makes him highly respected
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - correct answer -the most original and influential Italian composer of the Baroque Period
-famed for his many concertos
-born in Venice
-his father taught him violin and sent him into priesthood
-composed over 400 concertos and more than 300 other works
How did Vivaldi change the concerto? - correct answer Before Vivaldi, concertos consisted of equal partnership between solo instrument and orchestra.
He changed it by giving the solo instrument more prominent, virtuoso role.
The Red Priest - correct answer Vivaldi's nickname because of his fiery red hair (matched his personality and his pieces)
Conservatory of the Pieta - correct answer Where Vivaldi conducted, performed, and taught violin. He was required to write new oratorios and concertos for every festival in Venice.
It was an all girls orphanage said t have the best-disciplined orchestra in Italy, comprised solely of the girls in the orphanage.
20th century composer Igor Stravinsky said about Vivaldi... - correct answer said that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto a hundred times
When and why did Vivaldi die? - correct answer At age 63 from a mysterious inflammation. He died poor and his music had gone out of fashion.
