mus 100 exam 2 baroque question with
answers
baroque era art is highly____ - -ornate
-what does ornate mean - -highly detailed
-what types of musical elements does it baroque music have? - -trills, vibrato,
adding extra notes to melody (like jazz)
-what do they have a high contrast in? - -light/ dark
-What is chiaroscuro? - -dramatic/ extreme contrasts of light and dark in visual art
and film
-why do early black and white films do this effect? - -to add drama and/ or
symbolism
-how do composers in baroque music get contrasts in their music - -1. changing
dynamics
2. changing tempo and/ or meter
3. changing instrumentation
4. changing melody- "jazz it up"
-1. changing dynamics uses________ - -terraced dynamics
-what is terraced dynamics - -volume of music shifts abruptly between forte and
piano without a crescendo or decrescendo
-what type of effects would they use in changing dynamics? - -they would use the
"echo" effect
-2. change in tempo and/ or meter - -movements! alternate lento movement with
allegro movement to grave movement
OR alternate between triple meter, duple meter, than double meter etc
-3. change in instrumentation - -change instruments for difference in timbre:
change from flute solo to trumpet solo
-4. change in melody - -when the melody repeats the 2nd time, you add a
ornament (trills), or change from legato to staccato, or change the melody's note/
rhythms.
-genre #1 in the baroque era - -opera!
-what is the language for opera - -Language is vernacular for operas and italian (the
opera is birthed in italy)
, -first opera ca. 1597 by ? - -dafne by jacopo peri
-what is a libretto? - -a "little book" which is the script/ text of an opera
-what is the latin / italian meaning of the word opera - -from italian/ latin meaning
of "work/ labor"
-what is florentine camerata - -were a group of elites such as scholars and
musicians who invented recitative vocal style
-what did the florentine camerata focus on - -focus on meaning of text and
developed a way of singing that was understandable.
-what 2 principle vocal styles emerged? - -1. recitative vocal style
2. aria vocal style
-1. recitative vocal style - -vocal is recited/ and very speech like. sing in a
conversational/ speaking rhythm (her playing piano and talking example)
-what is the purpose of recitative vocal style - -purpose is to progress the story to
the aria
-what are two types of recitative - -1. accompanied recitative
2. secco recitative
-1. accompanied recitative (aka. recitativo accompagnato) - -singer plus the whole
orchestra. everything plays altogether
-what type of vocal style can accompanied recitative be? - -can be melismatic
-2. secco recitative (aka. dry) - -2 instruments/ basso continuo playing and very
sparse and not luxurious like singing with the whole entire orchestra.
-what type of vocal style is secco recitative most likely to be most of the time - -
This is more syllabic than accompanied recitative
-2. aria vocal style - -"ahhhhahhhahhh" highlight of the opera that people usually
know. Very important in expressing emotion.
-what leads up to aria? - -Recitative leads up to aria.
-can aria be performed as a stand alone piece - -yes
-what type of vocal style is aria - -often melismatic to show off voice
-what was the basso continuo created to accompany ? - -choral works
answers
baroque era art is highly____ - -ornate
-what does ornate mean - -highly detailed
-what types of musical elements does it baroque music have? - -trills, vibrato,
adding extra notes to melody (like jazz)
-what do they have a high contrast in? - -light/ dark
-What is chiaroscuro? - -dramatic/ extreme contrasts of light and dark in visual art
and film
-why do early black and white films do this effect? - -to add drama and/ or
symbolism
-how do composers in baroque music get contrasts in their music - -1. changing
dynamics
2. changing tempo and/ or meter
3. changing instrumentation
4. changing melody- "jazz it up"
-1. changing dynamics uses________ - -terraced dynamics
-what is terraced dynamics - -volume of music shifts abruptly between forte and
piano without a crescendo or decrescendo
-what type of effects would they use in changing dynamics? - -they would use the
"echo" effect
-2. change in tempo and/ or meter - -movements! alternate lento movement with
allegro movement to grave movement
OR alternate between triple meter, duple meter, than double meter etc
-3. change in instrumentation - -change instruments for difference in timbre:
change from flute solo to trumpet solo
-4. change in melody - -when the melody repeats the 2nd time, you add a
ornament (trills), or change from legato to staccato, or change the melody's note/
rhythms.
-genre #1 in the baroque era - -opera!
-what is the language for opera - -Language is vernacular for operas and italian (the
opera is birthed in italy)
, -first opera ca. 1597 by ? - -dafne by jacopo peri
-what is a libretto? - -a "little book" which is the script/ text of an opera
-what is the latin / italian meaning of the word opera - -from italian/ latin meaning
of "work/ labor"
-what is florentine camerata - -were a group of elites such as scholars and
musicians who invented recitative vocal style
-what did the florentine camerata focus on - -focus on meaning of text and
developed a way of singing that was understandable.
-what 2 principle vocal styles emerged? - -1. recitative vocal style
2. aria vocal style
-1. recitative vocal style - -vocal is recited/ and very speech like. sing in a
conversational/ speaking rhythm (her playing piano and talking example)
-what is the purpose of recitative vocal style - -purpose is to progress the story to
the aria
-what are two types of recitative - -1. accompanied recitative
2. secco recitative
-1. accompanied recitative (aka. recitativo accompagnato) - -singer plus the whole
orchestra. everything plays altogether
-what type of vocal style can accompanied recitative be? - -can be melismatic
-2. secco recitative (aka. dry) - -2 instruments/ basso continuo playing and very
sparse and not luxurious like singing with the whole entire orchestra.
-what type of vocal style is secco recitative most likely to be most of the time - -
This is more syllabic than accompanied recitative
-2. aria vocal style - -"ahhhhahhhahhh" highlight of the opera that people usually
know. Very important in expressing emotion.
-what leads up to aria? - -Recitative leads up to aria.
-can aria be performed as a stand alone piece - -yes
-what type of vocal style is aria - -often melismatic to show off voice
-what was the basso continuo created to accompany ? - -choral works
